Gray Kalindekafe - Governance, Human Rights and Civic Education Expert

At exactly 2:30pm, an Air Malawi white plane which carried the remains of veteran musician, Lucius Banda touched down at Chileka Airport where thousands of people led by Malawi's Vice President, Dr. Michael Usi came to welcome the body.

Choir members from St Pius Catholic Church were singing, "A Mpingo tsalani ngakhale mundikonda, Ambuye tsogoleleni ndili ndekha,” as the brown casket carrying the remains of late Moses Dossi, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and cabinet minister, was taken inside the church.

"Tipite kumanda mukandisiye komweko inuyo mukabwelere. Musamalire amayi, musamalire abambo mpaka tidzaonana," Standard 8 pupils from Ntambanyama Primary School in Thyolo District sang the late Paul Chaphuka's song as their fellow pupil's coffin was being lowered into the grave on that fateful Wednesday in January, 2023.