Online Reporter
Africa Moyo in LUSAKA, Zambia
VICE PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has arrived in Lusaka, Zambia, where he will visit five shrines and pay homage to Zimbabwean liberation war fighters who were brutally killed by Rhodesian Security Forces during the liberation struggle.
Some Zambian police officers and military personnel were also killed while trying to rescue nationalists when they came under Rhodesian attacks.
VP Mohadi was received at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Reverend Paul Damasane, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Zambia Charity Charamba and other senior Government officials.
The VP is accompanied by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Dr Omphile Marupi and Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) chief executive officer Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi.
His visit, the second such after Angola last week, is in line with the Second Republic’s broader efforts to preserve the legacy of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle by restoring and maintaining sites of national historical importance, both within and beyond the country’s borders.
After attaining independence, Zambians, just like Mozambicans and Angolans, hosted Zimbabwean nationalists and freedom fighters.
VP Mohadi is expected to visit the Nampundwe, Mulungushi, St Mary’s Cemetery and Mkushi shrines, where thousands of freedom fighters were killed.
His visit comes as the Government has intensified efforts to document, rehabilitate and promote liberation heritage sites.
VP Mohadi has already visited the Boma Mass Grave in Luena, Moxico province, in Angola, where over 300 ZIPRA fighters were buried following the February 26, 1979 bombings.
He also met traditional leaders and locals in Luena, where the Boma Mass Grave is located.
