Reflections from the Zambezi

This is the first tribute I am writing in memory of someone that I have worked with. This blog is a tribute to Albert M Kayamba (in photo to the left) who passed away at the age of 55 on 14th March 2012 after a short illness in Livingstone. The late Mr Kayamba had just retired from the civil service on 10th March 2012 where he faithfully served for thirty years in various capacities upto the position of Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Vocational Training. Mr Kayamba was born on 10th March 1957. One can imagine the shock of those that had worked with Mr Kayamba on the fateful day on 14th March when news began to filter of his demise. In my case I had travelled with Mr Kayamba with other Ministry staff on 7th March to Mumbwa where we had gone to formalise land that had been handed over by His Royal Highness Chief Moono for the construction of Mumbwa Trades Training Institute. While in Mumbwa, Mr Kayamba then Director of Planning and Development, led t

Today 3 March 2012, the late Percy Chisenga, who died on 1st March while serving as missionary pastor at Zomba Baptist Church in Malawi was led to rest at Lusaka Memorial Park Cemetery. The funeral service was held at Kabwata Baptist Church in Lusaka where Rev. Joe Simfukwe preached on Preparing for Death ...Below is a letter that Percy Chisenga wrote to the HearCry Missionary Society December 2011 issue a few months before his death.... Dear Praying Friends, I am now about three months away from my station of service due to the bladder cancer that I was found to have. Having undergone surgery to remove the tumour at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) I was handed over to the Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) for review. After a CT scan I have been informed today that the tumour was not completely removed. The residue of the cancer extends into the tube that connects the bladder to the right kidney, making the kidney to swell with accumulating fluid which is hindered from flowing int