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3 presidents to attend Kulamba ceremony

3 presidents to attend Kulamba ceremony
Written by Christopher Miti in Chipata
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:46:35 PM

THREE heads of state are expected to attend this year’s Kulamba traditional ceremony of the Chewa people to be held at Mkaika in Katete district.

Kulamba ceremony organising committee’s invitation and publicity secretary Lucas Phiri said President Rupiah Banda, Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika and Mozambique’s Armando Guebuza would attend this year’s ceremony. Phiri said the dates for the ceremony had also been changed.

“We have changed the dates for the ceremony from 29 August to 5 September, people might be asking as to why there are these changes, and the thing is that last year, we changed because of the death of late president [Levy] Mwanawasa and it was understood to all the people. This year, the ceremony has been changed because President Banda will be out on the 29 so he has asked that the ceremony be changed because he really wants to attend together with his colleagues,” Phiri said.

He said the ceremony had been changed because it could prove difficult for the other invited presidents to attend in the absence of the host head of state.

“It’s just the dates that have changed but everything like venue and the invitations still stand. There will be a lot of new dances at the ceremony,” said Phiri.

In 2007, late president Mwanawasa, President Mutharika and President Guebuza attended the Kulamba traditional ceremony.

Labels: CEREMONIES, KULAMBA CEREMONY, LUCAS PHIRI, RUPIAH BANDA

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