HH FULFILLS CHURCH PLEDGE WITH OVER K1 MILLION DONATION TO UCZ COPPERBELT
President Hakainde Hichilema has donated over one million kwacha to the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) on the Copperbelt to support the completion of various church projects in the province.
This contribution fulfills a pledge he made during his previous visit to the region.
The UCZ Kwacha East Congregation received an additional K500,000 towards the completion of its church project, along with K100,000 earmarked for the choir.
Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo announced that the President also donated K500,000 to the UCZ Mindolo Congregation to help carry out pending church projects.
Speaking during the confirmation of the fund transfers in Kitwe, Mr. Matambo also handed over K50,000 to the UCZ, a contribution jointly pledged by himself and Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe.
Meanwhile, Reverend Hopkins Changwe of the UCZ Kwacha East Congregation expressed gratitude to President Hichilema for honoring his commitment to the church.
Reverend Changwe reiterated that the United Church of Zambia remains non-partisan and will continue to uphold that stance.
He emphasized that politicizing donations made by the Head of State is inappropriate, as the church is a house of God and welcomes everyone regardless of political affiliation.
Reverend Changwe added that the UCZ, like any church, is obligated to respect those in leadership, including the Republican President.
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Whichever way you look at it, donations from politicians to the church are not good. God’s work done in God’s way will not lack resources. No matter how much you claim to be nonpartisan, a million Kwacha is not petty cash and it creates lots of good will.
Politicians are not fools. They do realise that money can soften attitudes and open doors. That K1million has a prize tag regardless of what the UCZ says. We don’t even know the source of these donations the President is making. If we add up the donations he has made to churches, it can amount to over K5million so far this year. This outbreak of generosity is not mere chance, it is deliberate.
The President must clearly state whether he is using a government slush fund (which would be abuse of public resources) or his private wealth. We should also be mindful of Mathew 6:1-4. Giving should be done in secrecy and not announced from rooftops and under the glare of cameras.
The church should not accept donations from politicians.
You are behind sir.HH has been donating money from his own pocket before he was elected as the republican President.Its not new for him to do so,it has been there happening for many years. Why should he not do what he has been doing all his life?Why should he donate government money and how do you come to think of such? He has been funding so many projects around the country.Go and check how many orphans he is looking after in addition to the students he sponsors in collages.Lets not use hatred in everything but common sense.Hatred and jealous is witchcraft.Let the people he has helped appreciate
@ Hamusonda
Can you name one Charity which Mr Hakainde Hichilema was sponsoring before he became President?
Can you name the Orphanages he he was sponsoring when he was an Opposition Leader?
What did Hakainde do for his old Primary school, Secondary School, even UNZA before he became President,?
What I know are the issues with Saturnia, which he owned, in which Pensioners under his Scheme were rendered destitute and had to seek litigation for them to get their benefits. I doubt if they have even been paid to date.
The money Mr Hakainde Hichilema is throwing around is not normal.
It’s not what we all give Orphans, or the sponsorship of one or two College Students. These are huge amounts, and we have to know where this money is coming from.
Here we are again, a Person who hasn’t publicly declared his Assets is giving Millions to Churches.
Where is this money coming from?
This newly found generosity from Mr Hakainde Hichilema needs to be questioned..and investigated now, and when he leaves office.
What is the difference between what he is doing and what incarcerated Joe Malanji AKA Bonanza used to do?
We thought the money Bonanza was splashing around was from his legal businesses only to learn later that it was connected to the Zambian Embassy Turkey ‘ Heist ‘ .
And Churches receiving money from Politicians, especially those who have failed to publicly declare their assets , will find themselves in trouble if it is discovered that the source of the money is very dark.
The money Mr Hakainde Hichilema is throwing around beats everyone in the history of Zambia. The K20 Tantameni under PF is now looking like a Children’s picnic.
The country needs to know where this money is coming from.