Lusaka - Zambia's independence hero and first president Kenneth Kaunda was to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday, four days after being admitted with an undisclosed ailment, medical sources said.
"There are many factors to look at before he is discharged, but he will be discharged today," University Teaching Hospital managing director Lackson Kasonka told AFP.
"We are consulting his family to know where he will be accommodated, because he needs to be at a quiet place where he can rest," said Kasonka.
Kaunda, 88, was the first post-independence president of Zambia, a position he held from 1964 to 1991.
The former leader was admitted to hospital after the death of his wife, Betty, who died in Zimbabwe on September 19.
Her funeral had to be postponed from Sunday last week to Friday, to allow the much-loved statesman time to recover. - Sapa-AFP
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The people of his country can finally be happy.Such people can't be lost so soon