Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:06:31 +0000 By ROGERS KALERO PATRIOTIC Front (PF) deputy spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the PF government will not scandalize church leaders for raising concerns on the governance of the country whether such concerns are based on accurate analysis or not. Mr Bwalya said the manner in which the Patriotic Front government has responded to the statement by the leader of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu spoke volumes about the respect President Edgar Lungu’s government has for the church in Zambia. He said the party was impressed by the approach and choice of words by the Chief Government spokesperson Ms Kampamba Mulenga in her prudent response to the statement by Archbishop Mpundu. “In the past statements such as the one by the Catholic clergyman received sharp and harsh reactions. Cadres were allowed to ridicule sources of such statements and in some cases even threaten violence. But President […]
