Lutheran bishop Malasusa urges Tanzania to enforce laws on heavy drinking
ELCT head Bishop Alex Malasusa told PM Mwigulu Nchemba on Sunday that alcohol abuse threatens Tanzania's workforce. At the same Kilimanjaro service, Freeman Mbowe said some public servants block development projects for political reasons.
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Bishop Alex Malasusa, has asked the government to enforce laws that control alcohol abuse. He said heavy drinking threatens the nation's workforce, Mwananchi reported. He spoke on Sunday at the opening of a new ELCT church at Nshara Machame in Kilimanjaro region. Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba was the guest of honour and attended on behalf of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Malasusa said heavy drinking, especially among young people, could weaken the workforce and slow national development. He appealed to the Prime Minister to find time to deal with the issue. "I have never seen a successful nation full of drunkards," he said, according to Mwananchi. The bishop said drunkenness is among the causes cited in road accidents, which also harm other road users and their families. He urged parents to raise children with strong morals. He also said marriage disputes should be settled through dialogue, not violence that can end in death. Former Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe, who chairs the church's building committee, said some public servants discourage people's development efforts for political, religious and ideological reasons. He cited the Keep Kilimanjaro Beautiful project, which planted jacaranda trees along 47 kilometres in Hai constituency to…
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