COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has urged the UPND government to avoid over-spiritualising matters. And Fr Chikoya says it’s biblical to honour one’s promises. Last week, President Hakainde Hichilema said hunger was biblical and he was not to blame for it. And on Sunday, Vice-President Mutale Nalumango said the same God who saved the children of Egypt and Israel during the famine was the same God who would save the country. But commenting on these statements in an interview, Wednesday, Fr Chikoya said it was important to correctly apply the word of God. “The key thing when it comes to the Bible is that you don’t pick a text out of context; those that...

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