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In memory of
Abel "Baabu" Mkandawire
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Abel's obituary
ODE TO ABEL MKANDAWIRE.
AKULU I MAY NOT QUALIFY TO PRESENT AN ODE ABOUT YOUR ELABORATE LIFE. LET ME ONLY SHARE PART OF YOUR GENESIS. YOU AND THE LIKES OF BRIAN G MOYO (RIP)WERE OUR ELDERS IN CHILENJE SUBURB. YOU SUPERVISED OUR GROWING UP. TAUGHT US THE DOs AND THE DON'Ts. YOU WERE A MUNALIAN UNTIL YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL POLITICS AND THE UNIP YOUTH LEAGUE ALMOST DISTURBED YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER. BE AS IT WAS YOU CONTINUED YOUR SCHOOLING IN THE SOVIET UNION. WHEN ON RARE HOLIDAYS YOU MINGLED WITH US AROUND CHILENJE. WE REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAD A TOOTH FILLING OF WHAT LOOKED AS A GOLD TOOTH WHICH MANY ADMIRED. LATER AFTER COMPLETING YOUR MASTERS DEGREE IN THE USA WE CELEBRATED BY ORGANISING PARTIES ON YOUR BEHALF. AS GM/MD FOR ZESCO AND BERHENS RESPECTIVELY YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SPONSORING TENNIS IN THE COUNTRY AND ALSO THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUNIOR TENNIS. LUSAKA WAS YOUR TOWN HENCE BEING OVERWHELMINGLY ELECTED AS MATERO MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. AKULU I HAVE DECLARED THAT YOUR PROFILE IS TOO HUGE AND REQUIRES VOLUMES TO MAKE JUSTICE. YOUR HOUSE IN ROMA HAD AN OPEN DOOR WHERE VISITORS WERE WELCOME BY YOU AND YOUR GENEROUS MADAM, MRS. MKANDAWIRE. GO WELL AKULU WE WILL MISS YOU MANINGI.
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Uncle Abel, you brought joy, happiness, laughter, and a sense of belonging to all who met you. You will be missed.
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Uncle Abel, you brought joy, happiness, laughter, and a sense of belonging to all who met you. You …
Uncle Abel, you brought joy, happiness, laughter, and a sense of…
Bakulu your passing was a shocker. We had hoped when we heard that you had been transferred from the UTH to a private h…
Bakulu your passing was a shocker. We had hoped when we heard that you had been transferred from th…
Bakulu your passing was a shocker. We had hoped when we heard th…
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