“YOU WERE BORN IN 1918 IN LUWEWA VILLAGE, MAMBWE DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE. WHEREBY, YOU WERE A BUSINESS MAN WHO OWNED GROCERY SHOPS AND TEA SHOP NAMELY FAMILY BAR, LUANGWA BAR, COMMONWEALTH GROCERY AND PRETORIA TEA ROOM. YOU WERE THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO OPERATE A BAR AFTER WINNING A COURT CASE AGAINST THE COLONIAL MASTERS. YOU IDENTIFIED VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF MATERO AND ASSISTED THEM WITH FOOD, SCHOOL FEES AND BUILT A HOME FOR THEIR REFUGE. YOU WERE ALSO A FIRM BELIEVER OF LIBERATION, HENCE YOU TOOK PART IN THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE STRUGGLE FOR ZAMBIA’S INDEPENDENCE IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1129 |
| Gazette Vol. | 124 |
| Gazette Date | 2024-10-21 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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