Press Release – House of Laity – Diocese of Lake Malawi  Saturday, 20th October 2007

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Press release from the House of Laity – Diocese of Lake Malawi, Anglican Province of Central Africa
4.30pm (Central African Time )
Saturday, 20th October 2007

This is to inform you that with effect from today 20th October 2007, the Lake Malawi Diocese House of Laity has closed the Diocesan offices and confiscated keys to the three Diocesan vehicles.

The Vicar General called for an emergency meeting at the Lake Malawi Diocese without an agenda, where Bishop Chama, his Bishop colleague from Zambia and the Provincial Secretary Rev Pembamoyo were present. Also present were the members of different institutions of the church and clergy. The Laity got wind of the intended purpose of the meeting and decided to come from all the Lake Malawi Diocese to hear the out come of the meeting. Not convinced with the out come the laity decided to close the diocese offices and took the keys of all the diocese vehicles until this issue is resolved: the following are the Laity's concerns over the Lake Malawi diocese issue:

1. The issue of Lake Malawi started in 2005 and up to now 2007 there is no way forward and our only hope Bishop Trevor Mwamba was unceremoniously removed from his position as Dean of the province. This did not go down well with the Christians, hence the above action.
2. Bishop Chama's agenda for the meeting was to dictate to us to hold fresh elections which did not go down well in the Christians knowing that Bishop Malango accepted that he erred in the whole process. Bishop Chama was in no compromising mood, forcing Christians to take the above action.

The Christians demonstrated with placards '' No to fresh election but we want Justice in the Church'', some said ''No to corruption in the Church''. The Christians chanted songs like '' Onward Christian soldiers matching us to war and Christ is my rock". The Christians decided to close the offices and confiscate the keys of the three diocesan vehicles, the Vicar General’s car, pool vehicle and 3 ton truck, so that may be these people can now realise that we are serious and this abuse of Church resources with no one being accountable.

Jean Msosa-Maganga
Press Officer
House of Laity
Diocese of Lake Malawi

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