Ndola clergy Fr. John Emmanuel Kapambwe of the Anglican Church in Masala Township has called on the Human Rights Commission to seriously look into the matter in which Minister of Local Government Gary Nkombo forced a woman and her children to drink illicit local brew called Kachasu.
Mr Nkombo yesterday raided the townships and destroyed liters of Kachusu that were being brewed at the time and alleged that the drink was responsible for destroying many lives.
The Minister was seen in a video that has gone viral on social media forcing a girl child to drink Kachasu on camera.
Speaking in his personal capacity as a concerned citizen, Fr. Kapambwe branded Mr. Nkombo’s action as totally inhuman or barbaric.
Fr. Kapambwe said the Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament should have handed over the erring woman to law enforcement agencies as opposed to forcing her and the innocent children to drink Kachasu.
“I have seen the video that is trending on social media platforms involving Hon. Garry Nkombo, Minister of Local Government, commanding a lady and her children to drink Kachasu. This action is totally inhuman or barbaric. In the first place I acknowledge that the lady in question was wrong because the law of the land forbids the brewing and selling of Kachasu. However, the Minister handled the matter in a very unprofessional way,” Fr. Kapambwe stated.
“Firstly, the Minister Honourable Nkombo knows that people who go against the law of the land must be handed over to the right authorities to deal with matters. So he would have handed over the lady to the relevant authorities. Secondly, why force the children of the said lady to take Kachasu? I do not think the lady who sells Kachasu forces the children in the community to buy Kachasu, they buy willingly. Then abusing the children for the sin of the mother was totally wrong,” he said.
”The law of the land forbids substance abuse and the minister is busy facilitating the abuse by forcing the lady and the children in question to drink Kachasu in the name of discipline or enforcing the Law. The intention might have been good but the approach was absolutely inhuman. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. I therefore; call upon the Human Rights Commission to look into the matter. The community does not expect such unprofessional behavior from the Minister who is supposed to lead by example to others,” Fr. Kapambwe added.
Ba busa you are right and thanks for saying as it is!
The only clergy who has spoken against Garry. Thank you so much Father Emmanuel. These other priests have become praise singers. They don’t see anything wrong this new doom government is doing
That’s what a sensible person should have done.
PREACH TO YOUR CONGREANTS NOT TO THE PRESS
IF YOU DID YOUR WORK WE WOULDN’tHAVE SUCH IMMORAL PEOPLE
SO THE FAILURE IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT
THIS DOESNT MEAN NKOMBO SHOULD FACE THE LAW
THE POLICE MUST SHOW THEIR NEUTRALITY NOW
Awe naiwe Emmanuel, how can Garry do that? Where is the video? The Garry Nkombo I know can’t abuse a human.
Call me, I will go beat up my friend Garry myself.
Oh sorry Father, wisdom is missing in there. His kind a very dangerous if given opportunity to handle power.
That’s kachasu No: 1. Very strong and Require to be diluted first. Nkombo need to be delivered from himself.
That is what happens when you vote for Satanists into government. They have no hearts, they have no solutions to the hardships of the people.
Zambians please lets get serious….GARRY NKOMBO SHOULD BE FIRED OR RESIGN…PERIOD…..is there TRIBAL IMMUNITY????…now imagine if it was a northerner or easterner who did…..its about time we started acting like grown ups
In Malawi they package it nicely and call it Powers Number 1 and they sell it in all big Supermarkets….@ Nostrademus jokes aside please
The f00I claimz to have apologised but we all know he has used bribery to silence that poor woman and stop her from taking this further . Apology or not this is a crime. Why are the police not following this up? Disgusting because we know hh controls the police. Only opposition get summoned.
Every government has its own Bowman Lusambo. Lets hear HH defend this barbaric action. Kachasu forced down a miner’s throat is a criminal case to be investigated immediately by the DEC, human rights bodies, the Police, LAZ, and indeed the Presidency
Many people at one time thought ba Garry Nkombo could be a better person to replace Mr Hichilema in opposition,? Imagine hell. He has disappointed mostly in public. People banked on him to be pillars of government.
Many people at one time thought ba Garry Nkombo could be a better person to replace Mr Hichilema in opposition,? Imagine hell. He has disappointed mostly in public. People banked on him to be pillars of government.
Nkombo was drunk that time now after sobering up this Morning he had to apologise.
If there was one supervising these ministers, he would have been fired yesterday.
Where is ray Hamoonga? Zee, his Ka god is watching.
Very sad indeed, i cannot imagine it is happening in Zambia. Would be people be violating the media if they spoke against such surely?
There was no minor involved please. It was her children yes, but both above the age of 18.
She brews to destroy other people’s lives and children but protects her own. Hon Nkombo has apologised in public interest but i agree with ba Mwewa that he should not have apologised. These characters have destroyed the youths in the compounds. By 8hrs they are drunk from the cheap brew. This has not happened in the last 8 months no. Under PF they were easy prey to use for thuggery by the PF because of the offer of small monies for chibuku and the likes
We have moved on, concentrate on delivering sermons to save souls
Donald Chipenzi where are you? You are too quite.
I’m amongst those who are very disappointed in this young man Garry. After painting a picture of being knowledgeable, he has repainted it with one that smacks of anything but knowledge. He went to harass and inflict people in a manner not becoming of a minister. He was the judge, jury and executioner. People who calling for his resignation are right. Human rights and other NGO’s should band together and see to it that he doesn’t go scot-free for his behavior. After all a crime was committed, LAZ says so too.
Very barbaric… this uncivilized behaviour of an entire minister going round in public chasing people and enforcing the law must stop. All trying to look popular and working hard while dancing to the gallery. What happened to law enforcement agencies (the police and the Drug Enforcement Commission)? Why can’t they do their job and the minister should be doing his job. Another Bowman Lusambo… what a failed project this thing called Zambia is!
By the way why is Kachasu is illegal but spirits and alcohol isn’t?
@Jigga Kachasu is illegal because its alcohol content is not controlled. Some brewers will give you 400 percent alcohol snd when you drink that your kidneys will burn. John Walker and other spirits you refer to have only up to 40 percent alcohol.