Musician ‘Katelere Ching’oma’ laid to rest


By Staff Reporter


The body of musician Katelere Ching’oma of the ‘Ndiri Nawo Mwayi’ fame has been laid to rest at his home village, in Nsanje district.

A large crowd that included politicians and celebrities gathered at Masimo village, Senior Chief Malemia to pay their last respect to the late musician.

Casket carrying the remains of Ching’oma

Some of the high profile people that attended the funeral ceremony included Deputy Minister of Local Government, Unity and Culture Owen Chomanika, District Commissioner for Nsanje, Dominic Mwandira as well as renowned musicians, Joseph Mkasa, Favoured Martha, Eliza Mponya and Phalyce Mang’anda.

Katelere, 38, succumbed to a liver problem at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe in the early hours of Thursday, January 18,2023.