HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, INKOSI YAMAKHOSI M’MBELWA KA ZWANGENDABA JELE HAS DIED

By: Qeko It is with sadness to learn that the second born son of Zwangendaba Jele ,His Royal Highness, Inkosi Yamakhosi Mmbelwa IV who is also the King of the Ngoni people in Mzimba Kingdom in Malawi has died early hours of today at Mwayiwathu Hospital in the commercial city of Blantyre. Ubaba omkhulu, ingonyama yethu, Mmbelwa was earlier admitted in the capital city before he was movedto Blantyre for a proper medical attention.The news of the demise of Ubaba wethu spread early hours of this morning and for some of us it has been hard to believe it because Ubaba has been the hub and the very pillar of the Kingdom. Many across the Kingdom up to this very moment are failing to comprehend it that the Lion of the People of Mzimba Kingdom has joined the ancestor because for a long time the people cherished his leadership and guidance as the King of the Ngoni people. Report reaching the Kingdom says that the body of our Royal Highness has been taken to the College of Medicine for embalming before its taken to the Capital city at Mtunthama State Palace where it will lie in state. His Royal Highness Inkosi Yamakhosi Mmbelwa IV ruled the Mzimba Kingdom during the reign of Dr. Kamuzu Banda, Bakili Muluzi, Bingu Wa Muthalika and the current Dr. Joyce Banda. He was one of the most prominent traditional leaders in Malawi. Burial of the late Inkosi yamakhosi will take place at Edingeni Headquarters in Mzimba Kingdom at a date to be announced later.