Catholic Members of Parliament (MPs) have been advised to be God fearing leaders so that they may be able to advance policies that promote the higher good of the people that they represent in their constituencies.
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| Rev. Fr. Henry Chinkanda, ECM Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Officer |
Presenting his paper on “Politics with a Christian Face: Biblical Foundation of Political Leadership” at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe on 10th September 2014; Fr. Henry Chinkanda, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Officer for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) said
that as representatives of the people, Members of Parliament should always remember that it is they people they are leading belong to God; thus, their leadership style should be that of service, taking Christ as the model leader.
“Our National Anthem starts by invoking God’s blessings on this country, O God bless the land of Malawi! This is an indication that Malawi is a God fearing nation. It means that we are a nation that is guided by both natural and divine law governed by principles that ensure the common good for all in accordance with God’s design who is ever good to all his creatures,” said Fr. Chinkanda adding that “As Christians who live by the inspiration we get from the Bible, we know that God is the first politician and by politics; we mean people’s welfare and especially that of the voiceless, the poor and downtrodden.”
Fr. Chinkanda, challenged the Catholic MPs to exercise their power and authority on behalf of God who is the ultimate power and authority.
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| Hon. Clement Chiwaya (Center) Second Deputy Speaker of Malawi National Assembly |
Commenting on the presentation the Parliamentarian for Mangochi Central, who is also Second Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly, Honourable Clement Chiwaya commended the Catholic Church in Malawi for always remembering and giving them a direction.
“It is an indisputable fact that the Catholic Church played an important role for democracy to become a reality in this country. I therefore feel that we politicians will always consider coming closer to the Church and value our principles as committed Christians and and above all Catholics,” he said.
Adding her voice, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Honourable Patricia Kaliati asked the Church to continue with such initiative, saying that, this initiative will serve as a reminder of the promises they made to the people in their constituents.
Source: Prince Henderson, ECM’s Communications Officer
