Hundreds pay respects to Kaswaya: Malawi Anglican priest burial Friday
Anglican Church Christians from Blantyre converged at College of Medicine mortuary to pay their last respect to former Public Affairs (PAC) Chairperson and Anglica Canon Fr. Constantine Kaswaya who died due to asthma at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre.
The casket of Rev-Kaswaya….Photo-Jeromy-Kadewere
The late Kaswaya who has died at 65 served as PAC chair for two terms and also acted as Bishop of Anglican Diocese for Southern Malawi.
According to Bishop Alinafe Kalanda, the late Kaswaya had been fighting asthma at QECH until his death.
.At exactly 3:00pm on Thursday the Anglican faithfuls made a prayer before the body was taken to Mpingwe, the house of the late Kaswaya.
The body of the late Reverend Father Kaswaya is expected to be laid to rest on Friday, February 20 at Misesa cemetery after prayers at Holy Innocent Parish.
He was ordained as a priest in 1979
Kaswaya has served a lot of posts in the church and was also its vicar general.
Among other notable things, Kaswaya led leaders of all religious groups in Malawi, under their umbrella organisation – the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) during President Bakili Muluzi era at his official residence in Blantyre to express their concern over an unprecedented rise in state-sponsored political violence in the country.
Kaswaya signed the famous statement: “Choosing Our Destiny” which Pac authored in 2002 in protest to Muluzi’s campaign for a prolonged tenure of office.
Glory be to God that he has fought a good fight and finished the race. Its unquestionable for him to move out this sinful territory and begin to enjoy another life.
May your saul rest in eternal peace. We will truely miss you.
Rest in God’s eternal peace Rev. Father.
Our hearts go to the family and the congregants for this loss. However, I just want to use the opportunity to say a few things: 1. Let us learn to acknowledge, commend, encourage and each other when we are still alive. The good things that we say when people die, would make people live happier lives if they heard them while still alive. We start dying slowly because of the unkindness in what we say about and do to each other. Encourage someone today. 2. Each one of us are living obituaries, we write them as we go about what we do. Noone should try to re-write obituaries just because the owner that wrote the original one is dead. Kaswaya wrote his obituary. How about you? Ndayowoya apa ka; mujipulikile.
RIP father, we loved you but God loved you so much. We will miss you greatly.
R.I.P Father
R.I.P
RIP
May his soul rest in an Ertenal peace.
RIP FATHER
RIP Rev. KASWAYA!
Go yee well Kachebere Major Seminary product.You were a shining star in our midst.
RIP.
May his soul rest in peace.
may his soul rest in peace