{"id":2072,"date":"2021-07-07T17:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T17:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2021-07-07T17:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T17:49:50","slug":"lungu-hichilema-knock-elbows-in-greeting-after-kk-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/lungu-hichilema-knock-elbows-in-greeting-after-kk-burial","title":{"rendered":"Lungu, Hichilema knock elbows in greeting after KK burial!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Lungu writes: My fellow citizens, This afternoon we gave the founding father our great nation a final send-off befitting the hero and statesman that he was. We shall forever celebrate Dr Kenneth Kaunda\u2019s life. His story will be etched in our history and will be told by generations.<\/p>\n<p>KK was a true champion of love and unity. He strongly believed in hard work and discipline. He was an epitome of selfless service and patriotism, and we must all emulate his character and good works. Let us all emulate him by being patriotic, putting country first.<\/p>\n<p>We shall also uphold the motto of \u201cOne Zambia, one nation\u201d in all we do and ensure that it remains his enduring legacy. This we must all pledge in honour of Dr Kaunda. Fare thee well, KK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. President Lungu writes: My fellow citizens, This afternoon we gave the founding father our great nation a final send-off befitting the hero and statesman that he was. We shall forever celebrate Dr Kenneth Kaunda\u2019s life. His story will be etched in our history and will be told by generations. 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