From Zambia-ANGLICAN Diocese of Lusaka Bishop Right Reverend David Njovu has dismissed six priests from the church after they refused to sign and endorse the revised conditions of service of service.
Five of the priests are Lusaka based while the other one is based in Choma.
The Lusaka-based priest yesterday stormed Daily Mail offices to narrate their ordeal and vowed not to bow down.
Speaking on behalf of other priests, Clement Mackenzi of St Peters Anglican Parish in Libala said Bishop Njovu wanted to replace the conditions of service which were enacted in 2001.
“When we received copies of new conditions of service, we read through them with a lot of care and we observed that they were not in good taste because they were not improving at all…In short, they were bad conditions of service,” Father Mackenzie said.
He said as senior and responsible clergy in the diocese, they refused to endorse the conditions of service and instead wrote Bishop Njovu seeking clarifications on pertinent issues.
Fr Makenzi said in response, Bishop Njovu told them the conditions of service had been attested by the Labour Commissioner and that he was not prepared to change them.
He ordered the priests to accept them.
More here-
http://daily-mail.co.zm/blog/2013/12/14/6-anglican-priests-axed/
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