Faced with a health crisis and an imploding economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday declared June 15 as the presidential national day of prayer in the hope that this could help stem the rising COVID-19 cases.
“As your President, during this difficult season in which our nation and indeed the world face the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am humbled to invite you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to take time in prayer and fasting as a nation before the Almighty God, to seek his mercy, wisdom, help and healing to overcome this deadly pandemic,” he said.
Mnangagwa said there will be a church service broadcast live between 10am to 12pm and people were free to engage in small groups as families and churches in prayer.
Former Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said he will not take part in Mnangagwa’s prayer session, accusing him and his party of causing untold suffering to millions of Zimbabweans.
“As a citizen, I will not participate in the National Day of Prayer which the President has called for,” Manyenyeni said.