Lusaka wis the site o a veelage named efter its heidman Lusakasa, which, accordin tae history, wis locatit at Manda Hill, near whaur the Zambie's Naitional Assembly biggin nou staunds. In the Nyanja leid, Manda means graveyard. The aurie wis expandit bi European (mainly Breetish) settlers in 1905 wi the biggin o the railway.