By Vincent Gunde

Political activist Bon Kalindo has advised those whose hands are blessed to give others food during this time when the country is experiencing everyday skyrocketing prices of maize without control to do in good faith for beneficiaries to praise them in good faith.

Kalindo said he was shocked and dismayed to learn that a group of Moslems went to Chikwawa to distribute free maize to the needy with a condition that those to receive must be converted to Islam describing this as human rights violation.

He has advised church organizations and individuals wishing to share a little of what they have with others to do that without giving the beneficiaries conditions as doing that will be translated into giving to get an advantage over hunger which is biting Malawians hard.

Speaking through an audio clip, Kalindo has urged the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to condemn this in strongest terms possible that church organizations need not to take advantage over the people’s sufferings that they can be easily converted to either Islam or Christianity.

Kalindo said it is sad seeing video clips from Chikwawa where the whole village has been converted to Islam in exchange for free food and started despising the name of Jesus Christ praising Mohammad as the last Prophet.

He said even former President Dr. Bakili Muluzi-a Moslem, did not convert people to Islam reminding Malawians that Muluzi was born with the spirit of sharing whatever he has with those in need but none was converted to Islam.

The activist said there are some men of God in the country such as Pastor David Mbewe, Prophet Shephered Bushiri, Pastor Chitete, and others, have not even at one time convert people from Islam to Christianity beside distributing food to the needy ones in Machinga district- the majority of people are Moslems belonging to Islam.

“We are living in a country of democracy, converting people from Islam to Christianity and vice-versa should not be by force but it has to be in good faith,” said Kalindo.

Meanwhile, there is an audio clip which is circulating in various media platforms advising Kalindo that while he is condemning the conversion of people to Islam in Chikwawa, he must also condemn Pastor Kawinga who is also distributing food to the needy people in Machinga district and giving them the Holy Bible saying this alone, is converting people from Islam to Christianity.