Family members of the country's founding president the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda and officials from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Thursday May 14, Kamuzu Day public holiday, honoured Kamuzu by laying wreaths at his mausoleum in the capital city while there were mixed feelings among citizens and analysts about his legacy.
MCP's Chakwera took time off his campaign trail to honour Kamuzu on Kamuzu Day, which was declared a public holiday by government.
Mama Cecelia Tamanda Kadzamira, Kamuzu Banda's hostess, was among the attendees of the prayers for Ngwazi Citizens for Transformation leader Timothy Mtambo (L) lays a wreath at Kanuzu's resting place Founding president the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda mausoleum
MCP presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera led the honour of Kamuzu but there was no official representation from government apart from the country's enstrange vice-president Saulos Chilima, who is running mate to Chakwera in the fresh presidential elections on MCP ticket.
"For me, Hastings Kamuzu Banda doesn't deserve reckon of special historical mention besides being remembered as one of the people that, at a specific period in history, served Malawi as a Head of State.
Banda became the first president for Malawi on July 6 1964 when the country attained independence.
