Fr. Erasto Shayo MAfr, a fellow Tanzanian wrote, “ There were bishops at Mapunda’s funeral and lots of people from all walks of life, Indeed he had touched the hearts of many people during his life.
Bp. Flavian Kassala, Bishop of Geita said in his homily, “Mapunda was an apostle of the people on the road and he died on the road as an apostle”