A clergyman in Lusaka has urged Journalists in the country against antagonizing people in the media.
Northmead Assemblies of God Senior Pastor Joshua Banda says the church is being irritated by some articles in the media.
Bishop Banda accused the media of fuelling confusion in the country by what they publish in both the electronic and print media.
Bishop Banda was speaking during the inter-denomination national prayer service held at Cathedral of the Holy cross organized by three church mother bodies namely, the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) and the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC).
He said prayer requests at the church in Lusaka and other parts of the country were conducted to allow God to intervene but such prayers were frustrated by what Journalists write.
He said the media and some political players were a let down to the nation and the church because of issuing provocative articles attributed to politicians.
The clergyman advised the scribes to be responsible and analyse issues before publishing them in order to foster peace that was achieved by our fore fathers.
The national prayer service was attended by first Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba, opposition political leaders, senior government officials and devoted Christians from various churches.
And First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has called for national unity among Zambians.
Dr. Kaunda says national unity can be attained and maintained if Zambians adhere to the biblical commandments.
Dr. Kaunda condemned tribal sentiments by some leaders because Zambia is founded on the motto One Zambia One Nation.
He said Zambia is a Christian nation and those advocating for immoral vices were defying the Bible.
He was speaking at the Inter-domination National Prayer Service held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross organized by the Council of Churches in Zambia-CCZ, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia -EFZ and the Zambia Episcopal Conference-ZEC.
And speaking during the sermon, Bishop Boniface Nkonde said it is vital to pray for the leaders in the country.
Bishop Nkonde said if leaders are not prayed for they are susceptible to bad influence.
The prayers were attended by opposition political party leaders, senior government official , the clergymen and devoted Christians.
ZANIS
As far as I know only one “scribe” antagonizes people in the media. He is Fred Mmembe a politician who hides behind journalism to cause confusion
responsibility and accountability are above business
Beware Joshua Banda is a twisted mind crook wrong to give the nation guidance. This is the same Johua Banda known for his underworld activities. Some of us recall that he sold out a lot of fellow pastors to FJT Chiluba and sponsored “Percy Koloni” to murder an innocent Zambian on his return from the USA for a wedding in 2000. Percy Koloni was found hiding inside Joshua Banda’s bedroom with Banda’s Pistol loaded he was given for the failed murder attempt. Today Percy is rotting alone serving a life sentence in Virginia, USA after another murder act on a poor Zambian girl. Where is that Gentleman Joshua tasked Koloni to murder? He should take this crook on now that Chiluba and ba Malama (former Police Inspector) who shielded him are no longer protecting him.
Don’t scandalise the man of God and pretend to be an angel. if u have the evidence abt wot u claim why not provide it to the police.
The story is true though twisted ,pastor Banda did not on any account instigate Percy’s mischievous behavor,if anything pastor Band was equally a victim of Percy’s perpetual criminal acts.The truh is Percy broke into pastor Banda’s house and stole some gun. You’re right,Percy should have been persecuted under normal circumstancs, but because the case was so polluting to the church,pastor Banda with help from Dr Malama
(Assistance police commissoner than) submerged the case.
but why shud a man of GOd a pastor for that mata carry a gun.false prophet
interesting
Please sir/madam,don’t report nonsense. Your facts are unfounded and you have no proof whatsoever to support what you are saying. Perhaps you are making reference to another Joshua Banda,but the one that we know is far from those accusations that you have brought against him. I ask that you use wisdom and exercise caution in your commenting. Don’t just post things for the sake of posting.
We ain’t stupid Bishop. We evaluate what we read and unfortunately what these scribes write ends up correct.
….how else will they sell their products….???
Joshis Banda thank you for your advice but eat it yourself. The nation must know the truth what scribe are you talking about just keep quiet and return to the pulpit we know you very well
Don’t be a Fool in your commenting and thinking ! Didn’t you read he was at a Church when he made those comments and that he was speaking from the pulpit
Even the bishop knows that the pen is mightier than the sword. The media has the powerful tool to biuld or to destroy. They can create an aura or a “hype” about someone or something to decieve you and make you believe something purely fictive about someone or something.
Moral of the story: always read between the lines or like an American rapper called Chuck D. said years ago….”don’t believe the hype!”
Mr. Bishop, the scribes are also Zambians who are affected by the confusion that is currently obtaining in the country. If a vice president of the country tells an MP that it is not anyone”s business to know the where about of a head of state,what do you expect the scribes(journalists) to write? Mr Bishop at this point don’t take sides of blaming one side when there are two sides to the coin. Be advised that you needed to maintain the spirit of the call made to pray for our country. If you felt you needed to make a speech then speak about all parties (scribes and Govt-reps) including winter Kabimba and others.
iwe mwaice with a sentence as a name, whats correct about what u analyse? If u say what mmembe writes is correct your analysis is faulty.
Whatever you say about joshua banda on this one he is very right. Mmmmmebe has fueled all the hate talk in this country in his quest to instal kabimba president.
If i were sata, would be the end between me and kabimba/mmmembe
There’s a lot of claims of shadowy activities by Bishop Banda under President Chiluba’s watch. For example, they would be trucks upon trucks off loading tones of something at his Chilanga Home. Each time they arrived, they would be heavy Paramilitary presence guarding the Bishop’s premises
It is said the Bishop was gun running for Chiluba to destinations such as Angola and Rwanda. That’s why at one time, Angola almost attacked Zambia on the understanding that Zambia was arming Savimbi and UNITA.
The Bishop has skeletons in his closet.
How many rotten headed Zambians do we have in this country ? This country is endowned with abundant wealth by God the creator but because of one very crooked tribe, this country will never, ever get anywhere. They are blessed with a lot of sweet talk which is just there to hoodwink the masses. More money into your pockets, heaven on earth in 90 days and so on and so forth, blah, blah, blah but now where are the results
Ifiko muma lobo chilaka becho
This sort of negativity by some of you bloggers tells a lot about your characters. the fact that you are saying something opposite does not mean you are objective.
ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION……….
banda you are paid by chaps?the root cause is GREEDNESS including yourself,you barely think about others,the less priviledged
Give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Banda is a common con artist posing as a man of God. These all guys are in it for the money.
Tribe, Tribe I thought when we are voting all tribes have an equal chance just like on when forming political parties! Backward Zambian to go back to 1920 to go and dig ubusali bwa tribalism. Be sure it will take whichever tribe you belong to centruries and infinity before you are your stupid backward tribe go into state house!
Imagine if your so called tribe went in state house then no one will drink water in this land. Every company will be full you you and yourself and your finished so called tribe. To let you know; every tribe in Zambia is precious,God loved so let there be no childish claims of tribes here in mother Zambia. I have crossed from one end to the other in marriage so it amazes me to see stupid tribal claims.Leave the hole come to the mountain top.