This morning, there will be a Mass and Funeral Service for music icon Soldier Lucius Banda at Balaka Stadium, followed by his burial at Sosola Village.

President Lazarus Chakwera will attend the ceremony.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Homeland Security, Dr. Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, and the Vice President, Dr. Michael Usi, have arrived at the funeral home in Balaka.

Last night, a crowd flocked to Balaka Upper Stadium for a candle-lighting ceremony held in honor of the fallen Malawian music giant, ‘Soldier’ Lucius Banda.