Catholic Archbishop Alick Banda advises government…to work more, deliver and talk less
-05.05.24
“Father Salagenta would say ulutoshi. Its through hard work, that ulutoshi kuti lwaba pa table. Therefore, you and I let us emulate the works of St Joseph who worked tirelessly not through ukulanda landa plaplaplapla but ukubombafye ukuipompafye. Pantu ukulanda nakubomba fyalipusana. Bonse kuti balenda nomba aba bomba banono”- Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda.
The leader of Catholic church in Lusaka Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda has advised government to work more to reduce poverty and create jobs and talk less in a labour day address captured on tape.
The archbishop’s emphasized the need for the government of President Hichilema to ´focus on implementing effective policies and initiatives that address poverty reduction and joblessness.´
Poverty levels are at about 64 pc in Zambia while the prices of staple maize meal keep increasing every day as fuel and electricity prices increase.
Archbishop Banda said the ´Catholic Church remains ready to support and collaborate with the government in its efforts to build a better Zambia with less poverty´.
Drawing parallels to the ethos of hard work and perseverance exemplified by St. Joseph the Worker, Archbishop Banda said the crucial role of diligent effort in ensuring the well-being of families and communities.
“It is through work, and indeed hard work, that our families will become stabile! That is how our families out there will put food on the table”
The archbishop said, “Father Salagenta would say ulutoshi. Its through hard work, that ulutoshi kuti lwaba pa table. Therefore you and I let us emulate the works of St Joseph who worked tirelessly not through ukulanda landa plaplaplapla but ukubombafye ukuipompafye. Pantu ukulanda nakubomba fyalipusana. Bonse kuti balenda nomba aba bomba banono”
Because of his unwavering call for equity for poor Zambians, Dr. Banda has in the past referred to as ´Lucifer´ the devil by UPND leader Batuke Imenda and his protégé Mark Simuwe.
Archbishop Banda, however, has not relented in protecting his priest as they speak against poverty neither has been cowed into silence himself.
Mr Imenda has not publicly apologised for calling the highest priest in the Lusaka catholic church a satan leaving relations between President Hichilema´s government and the church frosty.
Attached below is the video clip featuring the archbishop:
Good observation though you went bit offside
Christian for lungu
Cholaboy for former killer tribalist Edgar lungu
Advise is free.
To practice what you have said will not
Happen even in your church.
Please I beg some priests to stop uttering provoking statements, this how squabbles start. We know that some of them don’t have families to support, they get free food, accommodation etc, so they are the ones who work less and talk much. It’s better to concentrate on the gospel preaching than politicking all the time even in church, there are no spiritual benefits in such things and the sooner you realize that the better.
Go ye therefore and preach the Gospel to all the world. Preach the Word not Politics.
What has been shocking is that Bishop Alick Banda has been mute on illegally obtained wealth that the DPP and DEC have managed to recover from Lungu family including USD24m. It is very sad for the so called priest to continue being biased and partisan. Surely if someone speaks for the people, these are matters they can weigh in and condemn those who took away from the poor people. But the man has been conspicuously quite. Can some intelligent Catholic member or journalist ask him to prepare a semon on that issue of removed money. We want to hear his advice to the Lungu family at large.
UPND you the best enemy for the Catholic Church, mulebombafye tondolo Musuma. This saying has a hidden meaning and if UPND you think you will have easy elections in 2026 cut my fingers . People even from CB , Lusaka urban, central province towns and some rural areas , eastern, Luapula, Northen, Muchinga and North Western provinces are not going to be easily manipulated this time around.
You recall, how Archbishop Mpundu and the Catholic Church used to warn PF that things are not ok change if you want to continue, remember , Nkandu Luo insulting Archbishop Moundu and some hired call boys followed suit and the Catholic went flat out in churches to campaign for HH no wander he won in provinces that he failed for 20 years . Now continue with insulting the Catholic Lucifer or Satan , twakulabombafye, tondolo Musuma.
Macende aako you dog. Who really cares about you and your Archbishop Lucifer. You never voted for UPND and we are not bothered by your single vote.
We know that Archbishop Lucifer is for Lungu so nobody expects him and his corrupt clique would ever vote for us. And we would not even want his vote blessed by Satan anyway. Go away you miserable twarts!
Where was he this Lucifer when PF criminals killed nsama nsama, kasongo, Kaunda, matapa, menyani, Lawrence, Mugala, vasper, and mapezi chibulo???? Where were are you when PF criminals legalized tribalism, favoritism, cadrism, police, brutality, gassing, land grabbing thuggerism and corruption??? The priest who refused to sign the pastoral letter today want to look good what a nosense.
Please concentrate on the Bible and stay away from politics. In Zambia everyone wants to be a politician.
Pf cadre.
Archbishop satana certified pfidiot!!