“Free DNA Tests Will End Marriages!” – Women Empowerment Agency Warns President HH
In a bold and eyebrow-raising statement, the Women Empowerment Agency has issued a tongue-in-cheek yet serious warning to President Hakainde Hichilema: “Don’t open Pandora’s box by making DNA tests free, unless you want mass divorces and fatherless homes!”
Speaking in Lusaka, agency’s Director, Martha Tembo, didn’t mince her words. “Your Excellency, if you make DNA testing free, forget 2026. You’ll be the first president in Zambia to lose an election because of paternity scandals!” she quipped.
According to Ms. Tembo, the proposed policy is a direct threat to national peace and the sanctity of the ‘it’s-your-child-whether-it-looks-like-you-or-not’ doctrine many households have quietly adopted.
“Let’s not pretend,” she continued. “Statistics and aunties at kitchen parties confirm what many fear: about 40% of married women have engaged in extramarital affairs. Now imagine every man rushing for a free DNA test like it’s Black Friday. It’ll be chaos. Marriages will collapse, children will be abandoned, and the courts won’t even have time to breathe!”
Instead, Ms. Tembo proposed that Zambia borrow a page from Tanzania’s playbook: “Over there, if a man is married to a woman, all children born in that marriage are legally his no questions asked, no swabs needed. That’s the African way. That’s how we preserve unity, sanity, and Sunday family lunch.”
She concluded with a not-so-subtle warning: “If the UPND doesn’t reverse course, we’ll mobilize every married woman in this country to vote them out. Mark my words no government survives when angry wives unite.”
Whether President HH will heed the “comedic yet cautionary” advice remains to be seen. But one thing is certain if free DNA testing is approved, Zambian drama is about to hit new reality TV levels.
May 6, 2025
ZAMBIA IS A CHRISTIAN NATION – VALUES, MORALITY TO PREVAIL
This is very worrying what madam Martha Tembo is encouraging and protecting. THIS IS NOT HEALTHY AT ALL TO FIGHT FOR a wrong thing… NO! NO! Please No. Let us all be responsible and ready to die for our wrongs if we don’t repent. I don’t think the Church; the Body of Christ in Zambia can support such evil in whatever form for your and i assume with your Organisatuon being a Director will stand angrily to support and protect a wrong. A wrong in whatever form will remain a wrong. PERIOD. unless corrected. So in short, madam Tembo you are advocating for married women to be engaged in multiple sexual relationships with other men who are not their husbands? Why, if one wants, let them remain single and do it at that level than sleep with many men in this times of HIV AIDS and sexually related diseases, why , why Madam? [ and TRUMP Alifunyako na AID iyama ARVs.] You are even serious about it bringing in a marital home a different man”s child whom only the two of you know the evil you are doing out there and have done to the actual husband then black mail your husband?.This, to me is very wrong and not all responsible married women will support such rubbish. It’s very dirty, rubbish and evil. No normal parents, women or married women can think so low and highly speak in support of such rubbish- only banyamakwenkwe, amahulee for lack of a better word can be in support of such otherwise I doubt if men will also buy nto it even saying whoever child born in a marriage even when it is known that the wife misbehaved and you just say, indee bwaana. That will then become a moral decay in our society to embrace, unless otherwise but it is just not good for a moral cultured society.
And to say the truth adultery is a very serious and dangerous sin especially to believers. Let alone may be non- believers.
Here are some of the scriptures and write-ups
Genesis:6 v 1 to 9 (NIV)
[1] The Flood When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
[2] the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
[3] Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
[4] The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
[5] The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.
[6] The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.
[7] So the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
[8] But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
[9] This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.
1 Corinthians 6:15-18, – 1 Corinthians 6:16-17 mentions that joining oneself to a prostitute makes one “one body” with them, based on Genesis 2:24.
*Key Points about Adultery and Sexual Immorality in 1 Corinthians:*
– *Warning Against Sexual Immorality*: The apostle Paul warns believers to flee from sexual immorality, emphasizing that such sins are against one’s own body (1 Corinthians 6:18).
– *Consequences of Adultery*: Adultery is considered a serious sin, and those who commit it lack sense and destroy themselves (Proverbs 6:32).
– *Marriage and Intimacy*: In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul discusses marriage, emphasizing mutual respect, intimacy, and the importance of not depriving one another except by agreement for prayer (1 Corinthians 7:3-5).
– *Adultery and Divorce*: Jesus teaches that divorce and remarriage can lead to adultery, except in cases of unchastity during the engagement period (Matthew 5:32, 19:9).
*Additional Relevant Verses:*
– *1 Corinthians 5:1-13*: Discusses a case of incest in the Corinthian church and the need for church discipline.
– *1 Corinthians 7:10-11*: Emphasizes the importance of not divorcing one’s spouse, except in cases where the spouse has committed unchastity.
It’s essential to consider the broader context of these verses and the Bible’s teachings on relationships, marriage, and forgiveness Uniting a man and woman in blood through childbearing is not directly supported by scripture. However, the Bible does discuss the consequences of adultery and its impact on relationships and families.
Scripture on Adultery
– *Genesis 2:24*: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
– *Malachi 2:14-15*: “You ask, ‘Why?’ The Lord is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. Has not the one God made you and preserved you? What was the one God seeking? Godly offspring.”
– *1 Corinthians 6:15-18*: Warns against sexual immorality, including adultery, and emphasizes the importance of honoring God with one’s body.
Consequences of Adultery
The Bible outlines various consequences of adultery, including:
– *Damage to relationships*: Adultery can destroy trust and relationships (Proverbs 6:32-33).
– *Guilt and shame*: Adultery can lead to feelings of guilt and shame (Psalm 51).
– *Punishment*: In some cases, adultery was punishable by death under the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:22).
Punishment for Adultery in the Church
The Bible emphasizes the importance of church discipline and accountability:
– *Matthew 18:15-17*: Outlines a process for addressing sin within the church, including confrontation and discipline.
– *1 Corinthians 5:1-13*: Discusses the need for church discipline in cases of sexual immorality.
Restoration and Forgiveness
The Bible also emphasizes the importance of restoration and forgiveness:
– *1 John 1:9*: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
– *Galatians 6:1*: “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.”
So it is up to you to consider what is above and what is in you but your suppprt for immorality is may be to the few supported but not the majority where you can even bring in the issue of voting and losing elections. No madam you can do better as an NGO
So its ok for other people to raise other people’s children?
The commandment thy shall not comit adultery is a joke?
Imwe ba Martha, stop abusing men. In the same way you want to be protected. Men have the right to seek protection. This is only fair.
Divorce is availble and is permited in scripture as well. Men sleeping with married women have no self respect and are the ones destroying homes. Women laying down knowing they have a husband to satisfy their carnal thrist have no respect for the home they live in and that marriage is void and defiled.
Wrong is wrong, that marriage is about trust and adultery wont fix a marriage nor will children. Its living a lie. Like we like to pretend that debt isnt an issue that constrained the well being of our economy. What an immoral suggestion. Single motherhood is a choice. Having a child in this day and age is a choice.
The concerns expressed by the Women Empowerment Agency regarding the potential impact of Free DNA Tests on marriages in Zambia are regrettable. They suggest a troubling prevalence of infidelity among women and a lack of reverence for the institution of marriage.
It is unjust to raise another person’s child, and equally unfair for a child to be misled into believing someone is their father when they are not. Promiscuity, whether among men or women, should not be condoned, as both fornication and adultery are considered sins in the eyes of God. Engaging in sexual sins leads to turmoil and self-inflicted suffering, often resulting in emotional distress and instability for those involved.
Therefore, the promotion of Free DNA Tests should be supported, and the Church ought to take a leading role in advocating against immorality and sexual transgressions such as fornication, adultery, and lust.
So you are happy that men are raising children that are not theirs? You are so immoral. Mr. President I support you on this one 100%. No man should be fooled and made to take responsibility for a pregnancy or child that is not his biological child. That’s just wrong, very wrong. The absence of free DNA testing is what is causing some women to prostitute with impunity and spread STIs even when they are in serious relationships including marriage
The debate so far is so hopelessly one-sided that you would think women sleep with fellow women to get pregnant. So it’s only women who misbehave? If a married woman is not faithful to her husband, so is the other man she misbehaves with.
Just do DNA tests and let the children know their biological fathers. Also, certain illnesses will be attended to in good time because they will be traced to the lineage of that child. If a father of another man’s child decides to continue and keep the child it is OK, and I suspect a number of men will gladly do that especially where a bond has been cemented over the years. Always look on the pragmatic side of things. Tiye nayo!!