DR RODGER CHONGWE HAD DIED - The Zambian Observer

Former legal affairs minister in MMD govt dies aged 86

SECRETARY to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has announced the death of Rodger Chongwe, former minister of legal affairs in the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) government, who has died at the age of 86. In a statement, Wednesday, Kangwa said Dr Chongwe, who served in the cabinet of Zambia’s s

Zambia Mourns the Passing of Former Minister Dr. Rodger Chongwe at 86

Lusaka, Zambia – The nation is in mourning following the death of Dr. Rodger Chongwe, a prominent political figure and former Minister in the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) government. Dr. Chongwe passed away last evening at the age of 86 after a battle with illness, as confirmed by Secretary to the Cabinet Dr. Patrick Kangwa.A towering figure in Zambia’s political and legal spheres, Dr. Chongwe served in the cabinet of the country’s se…

DR RODGER CHONGWE HAD DIED - The Zambian Observer

Veteran lawyer and former cabinet minister Roger Masauso Alivas Chongwe has died. He was 85. Dr Chogwe, a State Counsel, served as the first legal affairs minister under the Frederick Chiluba regime in 1991. He later quit the late Frederick Chiluba’s MMD because of policy differences and proceeded to form his Liberal Progressive Front party. […] The post DR RODGER CHONGWE HAD DIED first appeared on The Zambian Observer.