THE Council of Churches (CCZ) has called for an end to selling of sexual boosters because the same is contributing to escalating cases of sexual abuse in society.
CCZ general secretary Emmanuel Chikoya is opposed to the sale of sexual boosters as if they are sweets on the streets and wants Government to act on the issue to bring it to a stop.
Father Chikoya has called for zero tolerance to open advertising of sexual boosters, including by the media.
“Your honour the vice-president, the issue of sexual boosters being sold like sweets in Zambia must come to an end.
“We should not have anybody advertising all funny kinds of boosters, witchdoctors and all those allowed, including the media and the print, we need to have zero tolerance of those things
The cleric adds that there is proper way of making money other than advertising and selling sex boosters for a living.
Fr Chikoya said during the national protest against sexual gender based violence, the Church is also part of the problem, in apparent reference to clergymen engaged in sexual violence.
“The other issue, I agree, Church is part of the solution but the Church is also part of the problem because of the instances of pastors that I would call poachers.
“So, we are also going to stand very strongly and so no to poachers on the pulpit, poachers in those confessional boxes, so viva to girl child, viva to boy child, together we will defeat and we will never be defeated, amen!” Fr Chikoya said.
Earlier, hundreds of placard wielding protestors converged at the Zesco fly over bridge and marched through the central business district and later met Vice-President Mutale Nalumango at the High Court roundabout.
The gathers, including civil society, the Church, artistes and students, delivered a petition to Ms Nalumango calling for stiffer punishment against perpetrators of sexual violence.
Non-Governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council Beauty Katebe called for amend of the law to ensure no bond or bail for child defilement perpetrators.
Ms Katebe called for chemical castration of sexual gender based violence convicts.
Renowned artiste, children and women rights activist Daputsa Nkhata (Sista D) said child defilers should not be pardoned under the prerogative of mercy.
“When pardoning prisoners, we don’t want to see defilers on that list”.
Zambia Association of Musicians president Brian Bwembya added “…we believe this can be achieved, no bail, not bond!”.
Minister of Justice Princess Kasune said the rising sexual violence cases against children are unacceptable.
Receiving the petition, Ms Nalumango called for a mult-sectoral approach to addressing the vice.
“We should all take a stand against gender based violence, such evil sits in the heart of man, the issue of sensitization starts at home”.
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