By Kondanani Chilimunthaka-Malawi Exclusive
President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that the burial of the Former First Lady, Madam Anne Chidzira Muluzi be accorded military honours.
In the Press Statement released on January 3,2022 from the Office of the President and Cabinet signed by the Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi, President Lazarus Chakwera and Madame Monica Chakwera are expected to attend the burial ceremony which is expected to take place on Thursday, January 6 from 10 o’clock in the morning at her home Nsinja-Malingunde in Lilongwe district.
“The Funeral Service will start at 10:00 Hours, followed by burial. His Excellency the President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and Her Excellency the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera will attend the Funeral Service.” Reads part of the statement.
Madame Anne Muluzi succumbed to cancer on Tuesday December 28,2021 at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, and her body is expected to be flown home on Tuesday, January 4,2022 via Kamuzu International Airport.