Mr Chungu said in that the FIC is supposed to work quietly in advising Government and other security wings about illicit financial activities.

“My personal opinion is that that institution should have been a very quiet institution. It is a silent institution that helps fight all these crimes using investigative wings without any publicity at all.

“Otherwise, we will just end up embarrassing ourselves. To be transparent does not mean you are going to be writing everything in the public domain. I don’t see any other country in the world which does that. I don’t agree with what is going on,” Mr Chungu said.

Mr Chungu said it is not right to delve into private accounts and start talking in public.

He said FIC is supposed to operate within its mandate as provided by the law by working closely with Government and other countries on money laundering and terrorism-related matters.

“I would rather not have that institution in the public domain, probably under the institution of the intelligence, not even the police. That is a very serious institution world over,” Mr Chungu said.

Mr Chungu said if the intention of FIC was to start throwing stones in the public, then Zambia can’t develop as the fight against financial crimes will be sabotaged by premature release of Information

“I have been to many institutions and exposed to the world of intelligence. That institution is not supposed to be talked about in the public. Why does everybody want to be in the newspaper?

“I don’t think this is the way we should handle things in Zambia. Even the appointment of the people managing that institution should not have been political. It should have been under the intelligence,” Mr Chungu said.
He said FIC is an appendage of the intelligence and should always be above board.

Veteran broadcaster Maureen Nkandu on Saturday night married Journalist Cosmas Chileshe at a lavish wedding at Lusaka’s Intercontinental Hotel.

The lovebirds started off with a Church blessing ceremony at UNZA chapel that was attended by a few family members and friends.

During the wedding reception, Mr. Chileshe announced that he is going back to Washington D.C with his new wife.

Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji recently announced that Mr Chileshe who serves as First Secretary for Press at the Zambian Embassy in Washington D.C had been recalled.

This was after stories of the relationship hit social media following Mr Chileshe’s divorce.

But Mr Chileshe told the gathering during the wedding reception that as a diplomat, he is not permitted to serve without a wife.

He explained that he was given permission to come and celebrate his marriage in Zambia.

He said the two have known each other for 20 years and after they were introduced by Maureen’s father, the late Fackson Nkandu.

Maureen said the first time Cosmas saw her, he knew she would be his wife one day.

The two love birds sang a popular South African song “Malaika” to one another.

They told a thrilled audience that the song is their favourite.

Today’s Scripture

“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace…”
(Isaiah 55:12, NIV)

Living with Enthusiasm

The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos.” “Theos” is God. When you’re enthusiastic, it simply means you are full of God. When you get up in the morning excited about your future, recognizing that day is a gift and go out with a spring in your step, pursuing your goals and passionate about life, then God will breathe in your direction. Studies even tell us that people who are enthusiastic get better breaks. They’re promoted more often. That’s not a coincidence. When you’re full of passion, you have the favor of God.

Remember, God didn’t breathe His life into us to drag through the day. He didn’t create us in His image, crown us with His favor, and equip us with His power to just go through the motions of life. You may have had some setbacks, the wind may have been taken out of your sail, but this is a new day! God wants to breathe new life back into you. If you’ll get your fire back, get your passion back, the wind will start blowing once again. When you’re in agreement with God, He can cause the winds of favor to shift in your direction!

A Prayer for Today

“Heavenly Father, thank You for another sunrise, another day, another opportunity to praise You and pursue the dreams You’ve given me. Help me to stay filled with Your joy which is strength so I can serve You with my whole heart in everything that I do in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

IT is a disgraceful and immoral for Mulenga Sata and Miles Sampa to seek election as mayor under the Patriotic Front (PF) ticket says, founder member Mubanga Chileshe.

Mr Chileshe has called upon the Patriotic Front party structures to adopt Lusaka City Market manager Mwenya Matafwali.

Mr Chileshe told the Daily Nation in an interview that it was too early for the duo to seek the position of mayor after they ditched the party and worked against it in the last general election.

“Even if their father was the founder of the PF it does not give the cousins the right to leave the party and come back at will, this is a political party which obviously has many loyal members who equally deserve the right to be in these positions,” he said.

Mr Chileshe urged Mr Sata and Mr Sampa not to be selfish adding that their return to the party was not in good faith.

He said there was nothing wrong with them returning to the PF but it was immoral to return to the party with only the intention to get positions of influence.

Mr Chileshe said the duo had held several top positions under the Patriotic Front and it was unacceptable for them to be given priority in adoption, at the expense of members who had always been loyal to the party.

He further said that if the PF was adopting on merit they should consider adopting Mr Matafwali as he had turned around the financial fortunes of Lusaka City Market even its current form.

Mr Chileshe said Mr Matafwali had managed to pay workers’ arrears which the market owed to the employees and had against all odds raised revenue for the market.

He added that Mr Matafwali had excellent management skills and should be considered for adoption.

Meanwhile Former PF Lusaka Province Chairpersn Longe Mulenga has also backed Mr Matafwali saying he was an excellent and vibrant administrator.

He in turn castigated Mr Sata for eyeing the mayoral position adding that it was premature for him to do so.

“We should learn lessons from the Chilanga by election, were we adopted a new comer and she won, it is not always that we have to adopt recycled politicians, let us give chance to people who have demonstrated that they can perform like Matafwali who has run city market so well,” Mr Mulenga said.

President Edgar Lungu has challenged young people in Zambia to emulate late Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima who he described as a hard working woman and dedicated to empowering women in the country.

President Lungu said the dedication of the late Minister to empowering women in the agricultural sector will be missed greatly by his government and the entire country.

The President observed that late Victoria Kalima excelled both in her private business and as a Minister of Gender where she helped mechanize the agricultural sector.

The President said this in a speech read for him by Acting President Inonge Wina during the funeral service for the Minister held at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka today.

The Head of State noted that since 2016 when Ms. Kalima was appointed Minister, she has been working hard to end gender based violence and empower women and girls.

President Lungu stated that through the advance program, the late Minister empowered so many women in the country with agricultural equipment which enhanced agricultural production among women in Zambia.

He also told mourners that the late Ms Kalima worked well with traditional leaders country wide to curb child marriages and put to an end bad cultural practices that endanger the lives and progression of young girls in the country.

The President added that Ms. Kalima will be missed by the Patriotic Front Party, the people of Kasenengwa whom she represented in Parliament and the family members.

Acting President Inonge Wina led hundreds of mourners at the Cathedral of the holy cross in paying their last respects to late Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima who died this week after an illness.

Former President Rupiah Banda, First Lady Esther Lungu, First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament from both the opposition and ruling party were all present during the send off service.

The late Minister has since been put to rest at Leopards Hill Memorial park in Lusaka.

The late Ms. Kalima was accorded a three gun salute during the burial and a three day national mourning was also declared by President Lungu which ran from last Thursday to today, the day of burial.

Ms. Kalima is survived by a husband and four children.