{"id":29454,"date":"2022-08-21T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/president-hichilema-mourns-nkandus-daughter"},"modified":"2022-08-21T21:55:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:55:04","slug":"president-hichilema-mourns-nkandus-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/president-hichilema-mourns-nkandus-daughter","title":{"rendered":"President Hichilema mourns Nkandu\u2019s daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>President Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged Minister of Youth , Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu and his family to take heart, remain strong and seek comfort from God as they mourn their departed daughter . President Hichilema stressed that it is a difficult experience for the family but that they should find encouragement in God\u2019s strength.<\/p>\n<p>President Hichilema said this today, in a speech read for him by Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe who led 7 other cabinet Ministers during the burial of Mr Nkandu\u2019s daughter at Ndola\u2019s hillcrest Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>. President Hichilema emphasized on the family to remain steadfast and resolute as they grieve the departed loved one. Copperbelt Minister, Elisha Matambo described the death of Precious Nkandu as a tragedy, saying she had passed on at a tender age.<\/p>\n<p>United Party for National Development (UPND) Women National Chairperson Glady Tavaris also comforted the family of the sports Minister to remain strong. Mr. Nkandu\u2019s daughter, Precious Nkandu 28, died on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Ndola Teaching Hospital after a short illness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. President Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged Minister of Youth , Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu and his family to take heart, remain strong and seek comfort from God as they mourn their departed daughter . 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