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Bill should not be withdrawn as it will be counter-productive, says National Clergy Consultative forum

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National Clergy Consultative forum has reaffirmed its commitment to bill 10 adding that it gives assurance to all stakeholders.

Addressing Journalists at a media briefing, forum deputy Publicity Secretary Rev. Barjona Nyirenda has stated that the bill should not be withdrawn as it will be counter-productive , but be proceeded taking into account the submissions made by the select committee .

Nyirenda however notes with concern that the application of Christian morality and ethics which is part of the constitution has been left out and should be considered by Members of Parliament as the clause will strengthen the country as a Christian nation.

He said it gives assurance to all stakeholders and we’ll meaning Zambians that the government is committed to seeing to it that the amendment of the Constitution is done with transparency and in a consultative manner aimed at meeting the aspirations of the majority Zambians.

He disclosed that the forum has observed with great dismay the insults and vulgar languages being used against those that have divergent views and has strongly condemned those exhibiting disrespect to the national leaders in the name of freedom of expression.

The forum also encouraged the leaders to learn to respect the freedoms and rights of the people and insults should not be encouraged.

National Clergy Consultative forum addressing the the Media on Bill 10
National Clergy Consultative forum addressing the the Media on Bill 10

15 COMMENTS

  1. Useless unproductive charlatans. May the God of Jacob, the God of Moses, the God of Israel strike you where you lay.

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  2. Did anyone tell these so-called men of gold, that it was illegal to degazette that bill before parliament debates it. People want the bill withdrawn because now no one except for Lubinda knows what the final bill will look like and the whole bill is contaminated. PF has been caught pants down trying to manipulate and trick weak people like these clergies with some brown envelopes. Nothing is productive about that bill just toss it away.

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  3. Are such men not ashamed of themselves? You call a press briefing to say absolutely nothing. He doesn’t even to know what is in bill 10.

  4. Interesting that clergy men now convene to propagate a piece of bad legislation instead of preaching the Good news and curing Covid 19. Sure, they claim to receive their mandate from God yet take marching orders from politicians. It is is true that the poor economic performance is equally affecting churches, for offering and tithe have reduced. This has been worsened by the Covid 19 pandemic. In the face of 5000 hungry men, Jesus multiplied 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish and fed them. In the face of sickness, Jesus healed the afflicted in as is where basis. it boggles one’s mind that in the face of the poverty that has hit zambians, men, who claim to be holy spirit filled to deliver fire impact miracles should stoop so low that they can vouch for a document that is not even anchored in the…

  5. KZ and the rest of the resident LT PF rats,

    ……..if you are so confident of winning elections in 2021 , why the desperation to change the constitution before then ???

    Will bill 10 fix the economic ills Zambia faces ?

  6. Please drop that document Mr Lubinda. The consequences of forcing this bill 10 on zambians will be very unfavorable for legitimate citizens. We beg you please!

  7. Every jack and Jim who can register a church has become a member of the clergy and are busy trying to see which side can feed them the most in total disregard for the actual people of zambia.

  8. “National Clergy Consultative forum has reaffirmed its commitment to bill 10 adding that it gives assurance to all stakeholders.”-LT

    Current PF administration: bill 10 suppressesinnovation.

    “Last spring, artificial intelligence research institute OpenAI said it had made software so good at generating text—including fake news articles—that it was too dangerous to release. That line in the sand was soon erased when two recent master’s grads recreated the software and OpenAI released the original, saying awareness of the risks had grown and it hadn’t seen evidence of misuse.” wired.com

    PF vs coordinate plane generation.

    PF time-out.

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