Bible Society of Zambia bemoans corruption in government

THE Bible Society of Zambia says that the rampant corruption that the country has been witnessing is a cancer that the church must preach against.

General Secretary Abraham Chikasa said, when a society grapples with issues of corruption, service and contract overpricing and many other bad vices, it essentially means that the nation has a challenge with integrity issues.

Dr Chikasa has said today in Sub-Sahara Africa, the corruption which was estimated at US$ 150 billion a year does not seem to lessen or the situation to improve.

He was speaking during a sensitisation meeting for church leaders, Government officials, civil society organisation and the media on the value of integrity in Livingstone recently.

Dr Chikasa said that corruption was a cancer that the church must preach against off adding that all those engaged in such practices were children of the church.

He has wondered where the values and morals which the country’s forefathers fought for during the old days has gone to. The BSZ Secretary General said that God’s theology was not only a consideration for the now but the impact of the future generation adding that therefore integrity does not live in a vacuum.

And BSZ president Webster Nonde said that, everyone has a duty to ensure that youths are fully prepared to exemplify leadership with integrity founded on the biblical principles.

Dr Nonde said in this vain, the Bible Society of Zambia in partnership with the British and Foreign Bible Society will in October this year be hosting an international meeting of Bible Societies in Africa.

He said that the forum would seek to address the country Christian response to issues of leadership, governance and also aspects of political, economic and social challenges.