Article: Mwanawasa's body arrives in Lusaka

Mwanawasa's body arrives in Lusaka

LUSAKA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The body of Zambian late President Levy Mwanawasa who died in Paris last week arrived in Lusaka on Saturday, one day earlier than scheduled.

Gross-roots Zambians flooded the Mulungushi International Conference Center (MICC) in the capital to pay their last respects.

"He instilled disciplines in his ministers and because of this the country has taken a new direction in terms of development. He tirelessly fought corruption and brought sanity in the running of government affairs," said a Zambian worker named Chris Sinkamba.

Advertising agent Grey Simbwende regarded Mwanawasa as "the most hard-working" of the three presidents in ...

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