God’s word can end GBV, says Chief Chamuka
THE Word of God is the only vital tool to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) because it refines people to be better persons, says Chief Chamuka.
The traditional leader said the word of God should be first priority in efforts to end GBV because spiritual counseling has the power to transform people.
Speaking when National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister, Reverend Godfridah Sumaili paid a courtesy call on him at his palace over the weekend, Chief Chamuka said arresting perpetrators should come after a person has been spiritually counselled because he or she would have been transformed.
Chief Chamuka said inculcating the word of God was important because people were behaving in a manner that was beyond human understanding therefore the word of God would be the best tool to use in ending the vice.
"If we build people with the word of God, I believe they would be transformed and everything we need will just fall into place and everything will be perfect because of God's intervention," said the chief.
Chief Chamuka said it was his hope that the chiefdom and the country as a whole would be free from violence, adding that only the word of God could make that possible.
Rev Sumaili commended the traditional leader for his fight against GBV and discrimination especially against women and the vulnerable in his chiefdom.
Rev Sumaili urged Chief Chamuka to continue pioneering against GBV which she said was against Christian principles.
The minister was in Chief Chamuka’s chiefdom to officially open the pastor's house and induction of a chiefdom chaplain, Apostle Benasho Kabwe of Full Power Harvest Gospel Ministries.
Rev Sumaili also honoured eight police officers pre and posthumously for their distinguished service to the nation and among them was the late Lusaka Commanding Officer, Wasakaza Ng'uni.