Mary Kadzamira dies, vigil at Mama’s house: Burial Saturday in Dedza
Former State House official Mary Kadzamira died on Tuesday after a long illness, according to family members.
Mary Kadzamira served in various capacities under the 31 years Kamuzu Banda regime which included being Banda’s private secretary at State House when her sister Mama Cecilia Kadzamira was Official Hostess to the founding president.
Kadzamira’s brother, Dr Zimani Kadzamira, who was principal of the Malawi University’s Chancellor College., said Mary died at Daeyang Luke Hospital in Lilongwe.
Her remains are being kept in a morgue at the hospital until Thursday when they will be moved to Area 15 for vigil at her sister Mama Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira’s house.
A church funeral service will be held on Friday from where the funeral procession will depart for Dedza where burial is expected on Saturday at Kachenzi Estate near Chimbiya Trading Centre .
Mary Kadzamira was born on January 29 1940, according to Zimani.
During the Kamuzu regime, thr Kadzamira family which extends to former strongman John Tembo’s family was very powerful.
Kamuzu Banda did not entertain any talk or gossip about his relationship with Kadzamira.
In fact, it became a detainable offence for anyone in Malawi to engage in talk that implied that Kadzamira was more than the official state hostess.
The relationship between the Ngwazi Banda and Mama Kadzamira was special to the extent that even after Banda was defeated in the multiparty presidential elections of 1994, Kadzamira stayed by his bedside and nursed him until his death in November 1997.
I was born in malawi but left 45years ago ,I know this lady she was a very kind no matter what anyone says,you should not judje a book by its cover, ok we might have had some differences but you got give her a credit of what she was. Rip lady kadzamira the first lady of independent malawi.
Her soul rest in peace
Are you confused? The one passed on is not the first lady of independent Malawi. If you don’t know the history of Malawi, please give us a break MAN!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 forgive that one doesn’t know what is he/she is talking about.
Join the discussion… Cecilia Tamanda is still alive, the one who passed away is her sister Mary
May her soul rest in peace!
BUT,MANY MALAWIANS WHO FOUGHT FOR CHANGE DIED AND THEY WERE BURIED LIKE DOGS.BUT BANDA’S IN-LAW RECEIVED DIGNIFIED BURRIAL.NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FORMER FIRST LADY.THE WAY,MALAWI IS BEING RULED,THE CHEWAS AND LOMWES ARE THE KINGS OF MALAWI’S POLITICAL DYNASTIES.HOWEVER,MARY REST iN PEACE.
This Lady was a very wonderful and kind lady, I always met her in shops and other public places she was treating me as her own son though she did not know me. Yes this family has been demonised and given names, but when you personally meet them they are such a wonderful people, I had the opportunity to meet their late Father in 1974 in Lilongwe as a young boy, he was such a wonderful down to earth old man
Wa YUFI iwe. You are one of them, mpaka kudziwa banja lonse? Shut up!!
Malawians we to know this life is too short….those who are in 40s you have to know ngati mungalimbe… koma ambiri 50sadzafika.
Rip mayi
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But you say her relationship with Kamuzu was special . Can you explain please.?
Iwetu akumanga a ‘YUFI’ ndi anzawo a Mtambo. Umufunse Golden Matonga, ohoooh!
The MCP regime was the epitome of nepotism and tribalism. Everything in Malawi was about Kamuzu Banda, Kadzamira, Ungapake Tembo and their Chewa tribesmen. The fake accent ex-reverend Nyolonyo Yona Chakwera comes from this loathsome tribe.
Rest on peace young mama.
kkkkk blue socks.kkkkk
apite awa anadya mokwanila.
zidzatha izi za nepotism. ngati zinayamba zidzatha.
thats why tipeze plesdent wa cizungu
Angry Patriot, you’re a typical sorry Lomwe who thinks things must not change. Kamuzu ruled in a one party era, unlike UR TOOTHLESS APM.
Nkhani apa ndi yoti it was your tinpot chewa dictator who polluted Malawi with the nepotism, tribalism and regionalism shit you are complaining about now. It will take some time to clean society of this Kamazuism. I mean what was he thinking chasing teachers working in one region to go back and teach in their region with the north ending up oversubscribed by teachers?!!!!! and you cry loud today as if the current leadership is the one that has invented it, I hate hypocrisy!
Palibe ndale apa ayi. Khani ili apa ndiyamaliro okha. Ukafuna kunena za nepotism mu DPP government, its even worse than MCP or UDF. The current government positions is filled with the names like Namakhuwa, Nalijojo. Likhanyanga , Likholowe, Nankhwekwe, Namakhokha etc.. Onse ochokera ku Thyolo, Mulanje, Phalombe ndi Chiradzulu. The truth Pains.
That is not true my friend. What you mean if Chakwera ascends to power then there shall be no educated and deserving chewas to take up positions in fear of getting hooked in nepotism? You should remember that the country has schools countrywide meaning each part of the country is producing deserving students to get employed through interviews and if one passes then is considered a position so please do not mislead malawians. To be somebody from where the president or vice president comes from is not an issue as long as one has qualifications thats all. Kodi munatani a malawi!
Even time of Kamuzu in MBC Chizanja Nkhoma,Mkusa Nkhoma,Kambuduka Nkhoma, Mtemwende Nkhoma, Chidzimu Nkhoma,Chimutu Nkhoma,kkkkkk
All these (Kadzamira family members from Dedza) worked in Kamuzu’s MCP government and here are MCP animals today going ng’weng’weng’weng’weng’weeeeeee about DPPs nepotism. I hate hypocrisy. Enjoy what your father Kamuzu started.
Kwa a namfedwa tingoti pepani
Their nepotism is partly why they were ousted. And it is also the reason why DPP will be ousted…
Chitsiru mnguru iwe you think all corners of Malawi is happy with you animals? Am a Yao from south but I don’t even support you animals and I don’t see any credential quality leadership from your shit….
Muyao sangalembe chitsiru. Don’t lie to us
Just a reminder to you that was during one party system and non one had courage enough to criticise such hiring and employing of family members or relatives. Today is democracy time and we can’t carry on with what was happening in those days that’s why people are criticising appointments being made by Mr Maliseche.
It’s true but in all truthfulness people are dishonest and the leadership only feel safe with people they know.
We voted for change: Embrace change and not live in the past, that is why we dealt away with one party system,
Two wrongs will never make this right. Both were/are wrong. That is unacceptable in democracy. There must be limitations.
Cadet time will tell
KKKKKKK. Koma anthu amadziwa kulemba ndikudzilongosola momwe akumvera. I like the whole expression of feelings franked with facts. More inspiring is the conclusion. Angry is a true Patriot.
Kkkkkkk where r the tumbukaz chisoni kumatenda kumalilo kumakhala nkhani rest in peace
Let us not bring politics here ,in our tradition we respect funerals even when the deceased was very evil ,but we always value his/her existence.Let me point out that the issue of tribalism,nepotism really started with Kamuzu Banda and later advanced by Muluzi and even made worse by all Muthalikas family as majority of Malawians are complaining and we are resisting his evil,tribalistic, nepotisim tendencies.We are tired of Muthalika as demonstrated that over 60% of population do-not need him