By KETRA KALUNGATHE church has attributed the clergy’s inability to access the Covid-19 empowerment fund to the lack of adequate information needed to qualify for the fund.The government released a 50 Million Kwacha empowerment fund aimed at stimulating the economy and ensuring the sustenance of the church and its activities but it’s concerned with the clergy’s inability to access the fund.The Bishops Council of Zambia (BCZ) however says most of the clergy lacked relevant information on how to access the empowerment fund.BCZ general secretary, Abel Kaela said in an interview the government should have engaged officials from the ministry of national guidance and religious affairs to disseminate information to churches on accessing the fund.Bishop Kaela said a number of the clergy up to date lacked the relevant information about the processes to follow for them to qualify for the fund. “The government should have taken up the task of dissemination information to churches instead of delegating […]
CLERGY LACKING INFORMATION ON ACCESSING EMPOWERMENT FUND
