CATHOLIC priest Fr Chewe Mukosa says he was not intimidated by the police summon, emphasising that government should just honour its promises by reducing mealie meal to K50 and ending load shedding. Meanwhile, the Zambia Police Service has advised Fr Mukosa not to report to the Copperbelt Division for questioning, as per the call-out earlier issued to him. The service says after reassessing the situation, it has concluded that there is no need for Fr Mukosa to attend questioning regarding his recent sermon, which was deemed to potentially constitute hate speech. And former president Edgar Lungu says, “if our democratic government fails to respect and give space to religious leaders to freely preach God’s word, then we are not different...

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