The Times of Zambia reports that the Lands Minister of Zambia finds the government and church important allies who are to work together because they have the same constituency.
Interesting. It helps that the induction ceremony was for a Reformed pastor in Zambia, a theology that traditionally enjoys linking church and state.
Come to think of it, I don't remember interacting with any Mennonite churches in Zambia...not to say they aren't there, but there seems to be a lot of blending of church and state there.