We’ll maintain, depoliticise prayer day – Govt

INFORMATION and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda says despite the scrapping of the ministry of national guidance and religious affairs, government will maintain the day of prayer and fasting which falls on October 18. In an interview, Kasanda said the prayer and fasting celebrations under the PF regime were not inclusive. “We are going to maintain it; we are maintaining the holiday and we are maintaining the day of prayer and fasting. In the PF, we had Christians for Lungu, we can’t have Christians for Lungu. Day for Prayer and Fasting is for all Zambians. Under the PF, it was selective because they decided to be selective by putting Christians for Lungu. But we don’t have Christians for Hakainde, we have...