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Ministries clears air on CDF project

- By ROGERS KALERO

borehole at Life Cathedral Church which is anchored NO amount of provocatio­n, by Joseph Kazhila who malice and mudslingin­g is also Zambia National will stop Bishop Joseph Broadcasti­ng Corporatio­n Kazhila and the Life Gospel (ZNBC) Chingola has raised Fellowship Ministries an uproar among residents. Church Internatio­nal from But, in response, Rev carrying out projects that Mumba said during a press CENTRE were in the interests of its briefing on Tuesday that the church members and the project of the borehole had community in general,’’ nothing to do with Bishop Reverend Berrinat Mumba Kazhila being ZNBC Board has said. Chairperso­n and that the

Reverend Mumba, a church had followed the Temple Pastor at Bishop right procedure of applying Kazhila s church , said besides for the Constituen­cy Developmen­t preaching the Gospel Fund (CDF) for of God and salvation, the said borehole. shop for rent

Church has been involved She said the project of the in various projects which borehole was started by the include running a school church but because it faced

along called Kings’ School in some financial challenges, Chingola. it delayed its completion

Rev Mumba was reacting and thought of applying for to media reports which CDF. alleged that the decision “Am sorry, but I must say by the Chingola Municipal it is being petty and I think

0977 400460 Council to equip the this pettiness is retrogress­ive and will not take this

PON country any where. Am saying it is being petty because this CDF money they are talking about has not even been released.We just applied for it.

“The government has been encouragin­g churches to apply for CDF for any project they are carrying but it is surprising that our PRIVATE C decision to apply for the equipping of the borehole has become an issue, using it to provoke or malign Bishop UNIVERSIT Kazhila. This is sad but will not break the Church or Bishop Kazhila because are blatant lies ,’’ Rev Mumba

Promoting Standa said.

She said the borehole

ARE YO which some enemies of developmen­t were talking about was not being sunk at Bishop Kazhila’s residence COLLEGE O but at the church premises and was going to benefit many people.

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