Zambia Council for Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) President Archbishop Ignatius Chama has reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to engaging in constructive dialogue with the Zambian Government to address the country’s social, economic, and moral challenges.
Archbishop Chama emphasized the importance of sustained engagement between the Church and the Government, highlighting that the Church’s role is to provide counsel and guidance, not to be perceived as anti-government. He made these remarks when Levy Ngoma, Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, paid a courtesy call on him in Kasama.
The ZCCB President also raised concerns about the timely payment of farmers for the 2025/2026 farming season, urging the Government to put in place effective mechanisms to prevent the delays that affected payments in the previous season.
In addition, Archbishop Chama called for greater Zambian ownership of the country’s mining sector, arguing that increased local control would enable citizens to better benefit from Zambia’s natural resources. He also urged the Government to expedite development works at Kaseba Bay, noting that despite the Patriotic Front raising one million dollars for the project, no significant progress had been made.
Mr. Ngoma assured Archbishop Chama of the Government’s commitment to meaningful dialogue with the Church and encouraged the Church to continue offering moral and spiritual guidance to the nation. He also assured the Archbishop that the Government had taken measures to ensure that payment delays to farmers would not be repeated in the upcoming farming season.
No matter how government may be economical with the truth and say they have a good relationship with the Catholic church, the truth is the opposite. Relations have never been this sour since independence. But the Catholic church is very level headed
The Catholic church and government are at logger heads
The Catholic Church is very partisan and disingenuous.
They portray themselves as the religious wing of PF.
Liar
Point of correction. The Catholic Church is non partisan and they do not support PF. They always stand for the truth. Be factual and sincere in your writings mukwai.
You can only dialogue after you remove PF cadres like alick banda from the equation.