Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Mupini at Kapako, Kavango West, to bury a veteran of the Liberation Struggle, Reverend Asser Kazumba Lihongo. 

Lihongo died on June 10 at the Rundu hospital at the age of 92. He was conferred an official funeral by President Nangolo Mbumba. 

Dignitaries, community members, friends, and family all gathered at the Mupini Cemetery to say their final goodbyes to a man they described as selfless. 

He also worked as a teacher and served as a parish pastor. In 1965, he was ordained as an ELOC (ELCIN) priest.