MORE CLERGY PROTEST RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTRY SCRAPPING

By KETRA KALUNGA WITH the scraping of Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for zero tolerance to corruption will not be realised easily, the Independance Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) has said.The Evangelical Youth Alliance (EYA) says the removal of the ministry was the worst move the UPND regime has done.ICOZ President, David Masupa, said constant inculcation of moral values in people was cardinal in fostering change of behaviour in people, including government officials.He said such a responsibility could best be supported by Government through the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs.Bishop Masupa said in an interview that the ministry propagated the actualisation of Christian values in the country.“We know that the ministry may be regarded irrelevant by the new government but it’s not. For the country to achieve zero tolerance to corruption, there has to be some inculcation of moral values in people,” he said.EYA President, Reverend Moses Lungu […]