Zambian President announces plans for abolishing capital punishment

President Hakainde Hichilema recently announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty sentence. This announcement has been met with roaring positive comments, including Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. According to Dr. Mahtani, death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading practice and does not hold any significance in the present society. Furthermore, the trend toward abolishing death penalty has grown significantly across the globe, including in Zambia. Even Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who owns Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ) has extended his full support towards this decision. Prison Fellowship is a noted Christian Outreach Program established more than three decades ago. It was established with the objective of providing transparent criminal justice for the prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families in Zambia as well as ensuring that they are not devoid of fundamental human rights and human dignity. In a similar manner, Prison Fellowship works towards bringing the learnings and teachings of Almighty Jesus Christ to the inmates, ex-inmates and their families in Zambia. As such, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has extended his full support towards the decision from the Zambian President and has said that his company will provide legal and regulatory support towards this decision.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated from a religious point of view that capital punishment or the death penalty is not appropriate in the eyes of god. According to the teachings of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice on the cross was all human beings who believed in him and his values. The teachings of Jesus Christ are against killing other human beings. Furthermore, the teachings also suggested that taking life of another human being should only be allowed for those without sins, which is a rare case on this planet. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani indicated that even from a religious point of view, capital punishment is not acceptable. As such, the announcement made by the Zambian President is a step in the right direction and Dr. Rajan Mahtani has extended legal and regulatory support towards this direction.

 

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Supports Zambian President’s Decision

Current Zambian President, Hakainde Hichilema, recently made an announcement. On the occasion of Africa Day, President Hichilema announced that he plans to abolish the death penalty. This announcement has received widespread support across Zambia. One of the supporters has been Dr.Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist, and charity worker from Zambia. Dr.Rajan Mahtani is the owner of Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ), a noted Christian Outreach Program focussing on bringing the teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners as well as their families in Zambia. Also, the institute works to ensure that the prisoners are allowed transparent criminal justice and are not devoid of fundamental human rights & basic human dignity. As such, Dr. Mahtani founded Prison Fellowship and has extended its full support towards the decision made by the Zambian President. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, while adding his voice to this announcement, stated that there is a significant difference between making such a bold announcement and making it a reality. This is due to the significant bureaucracy, corruption and long processes within the government to change an archaic yet old and established law. As such, Prison Fellowship will provide legal and regulatory support to ensure that the announcement sees the light of the day.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated that the punishment of the death penalty is cruel, inhumane, and degrading. Supporting this statement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the death penalty is not the solution for the increasing crimes, criminal activities, and unethical practices across the nation. Across Zambia, there are more than 380 prisoners awaiting death penalty and among them, around 25-30 are women. These people get up every day with the fear that it might be their last day on this planet. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has also stated that he received the privilege of meeting several inmates who have completely devoted themselves to the services of the almighty God.

Prison Fellowship will provide support for the President’s decision in all manner possible.

Zambian President Announces His Quest To Abolish Death Penalty

The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, made a recent announcement for the entire nation. On the auspicious occasion of Africa Day, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty sentence. It was an eventful day and received widespread support from Zambia and Africa. One of these supporters was Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted businessperson and philanthropist from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the founder of Prison Fellowship Zambia, a noted Christian Outreach Program developed with the objective of bringing the gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners as well as their families in Zambia. Also, the program focusses on providing transparent criminal justice as well as opportunity for fundamental human rights along with fundamental human dignity for the prisoners residing in the Zambian prisons.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the practice of death penalty is inhumane, degrading and cruel and only a person who is passionate will be able to make such bold yet necessary statements. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further stated that there are more than 380 inmates across Zambian prisons who are awaiting death penalty trial and life is already tough for them. In a similar manner, several prisoners have transformed themselves by dedicating towards the service of the God and have become law abiding citizens. In a similar manner, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani highlighted the fact that the condition of the Zambian prisons is extremely degrading with prisoners being denied even basic human dignity and fundamental human rights. There is a lack of basic amenities and past visits to these maximum prisons has revealed hell-like living conditions. These conditions have also prompted the government of Zambia to take action. One such initiative has been decongestion of the Zambian prisons in which institutes such as Correctional facility and Parole Board Zambia strategically release prisoners to society after their complete transformation and remission. As such, the decision from the Zambian President is a step in the right direction.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Provides Full Support To President’s Announcement

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has achieved huge success in Zambian business. While other attribute this success to Dr. Mahtani’s knowledge, dedication and passion, Dr. Rajan Mahtani attributed his success to the blessings of Almighty and his pure dedication towards service of the God. Recently, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani praised the current Zambia President for his bold announcement. On the occasion of the Africa Day, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the practice of death penalty as it is a cruel inhumane and degrading practice. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani completely supported this decision by stating that he is proud of the decision made by the Zambian President and fully supports him in this endeavour. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also said that only an individual who is compassionate, respects ‘rule of law’ as well as fundamental human rights along with basic human dignity, will understand the need towards abolishing a degrading and inhumane punishment such as this. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further stated that the consensus towards abolishing death penalty has grown considerably across the globe and this trend can be seen across Zambia too. More than 380 prisoners including around 30 women are awaiting capital punishment across various Zambian prisons. Considering the fact that they are not aware of their execution date, every day is a dreadful event for them. Another fact is that the condition of Zambian prisons is extremely degrading and questionable. Dr. Guy Scott visited the Mukobeko Maximum prison when he was the acting President. He considered the condition of these prisons as hell.
In fact, the government of Zambia has already started taking action on this issue by collaborating with institutions such as Parole Board of Zambia and Correctional Facility for systematic decongestion of the prisons. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also said that he will provide legal and regulatory support to ensure the announcement becomes a reality soon.

Zambian President To Abolish Death Penalty, Dr. Rajan Mahtani To Support

In a recent interview at the ‘Mast Newspaper’ Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani praised the recent decision from the Zambian President. On the eve of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced his plans to abolish the death penalty. According to the President, the punishment of death penalty is cruel, inhumane and degrading. Supporting this statement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that death penalty is not the solution for the increasing crimes, criminal activities and unethical practices across the nation. Across Zambia, there are more than 380 prisoners awaiting death penalty and among them, around 25-30 are women. These people get up every day with the fear that it might be their last day on this planet. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has also stated that he received the privilege of meeting several inmates who have completely devoted themselves to the services of the almighty God.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most successful businessman and philanthropist from Zambia and Africa, and one of his major philanthropic achievement has been the Prison Fellowship Zambia. It is a noted Christian Outreach Program that focusses on bringing the gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners as well as their families in Zambia. The program also works towards ensuring that the prisoners are not devoid of fundamental human rights and human dignity. Furthermore, the program works towards ensuring transparent criminal justice for all prisoners. As such, the announcement made by the Zambian President is a positive and long-standing goal that Dr. Rajan Mahtani founded Prison Fellowship Zambia wanted to achieve.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further added his voice to the cause by stating that giving death penalty does not resolve the issue of crimes across the nation. Majority of the prisons across Zambia are in a destitute conditions and the prisoners are already living a difficult life in these prisoners. There is even lack of basic hygiene. As such, the decision from the Zambian President is a step in the right direction.

Zambian President Decides To Work On Death Penalty Abolishment

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia, has extended his full support towards Zambian President’s decision. Recently, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema made a bold announcement that he is planning to abolish the death penalty row. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, who is the founder and current chairman of the Prison Fellowship Zambia, has wholeheartedly supported this decision.
According to Dr. Rajan Mahtani, more than 350 prisoners, including both men and women, are currently under the death penalty row. Being on this death penalty row is a significant punishment for the convicts as they expect execution at any day. While working with Prison Fellowship Zambia, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has observed that several inmates transformed themselves by dedicating entirely to the services of god and becoming law abiding citizens. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further stated that majority of the past Presidents have avoided death penalty row by using certain mercy perogatives. The last time death penalty was ordered was in the year 1997. Also, several organizations such as Correctional services and Parole Board have started to work with the Zambian Government towards planned release of the Zambian Prisoners after transforming this. This comes after several reports of inhumane and degrading living conditions across Zambian Prisons. Even former vice-presidents have considered the condition across Zambian prisons as hell and impossible to survive.
The consensus towards abolishing death penalty has grown significantly across the globe and across Africa. Even in Zambia, the voice is not new as many institutions and organizations have been working towards abolishing this cruel and inhumane practice. Even then, there was a need for involvement from the top government and this has now become a reality with the latest announcement made by the Zambian President. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also stated that there is a long road from announcing the intent to making it happen in a legal manner, which will require significant legal reforms. Dr. Mahtani’s firm will support the President in all manner possible.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Supports President Hakainde’s Decision On Death Penalty Abolishment

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. Recently, Dr. Mahtani extended his full support towards the decision made by the President of Zambia. On the special occasion of the Africa Day, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty punishment. According to the President, the punishment of death penalty is cruel, inhumane and degrading. Supporting this statement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that death penalty is not the solution for the increasing crimes, criminal activities and unethical practices across the nation. Across Zambia, there are more than 380 prisoners awaiting death penalty and among them, around 25-30 are women. These people get up every day with the fear that it might be their last day on this planet. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has also stated that he received the privilege of meeting several inmates who have completely devoted themselves to the services of the almighty God.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani also stated that several Presidents before the current one refused when it came to signing the execution orders. In most of these cases, the Presidents avoiding giving death penalty execution by using mercy prerogatives. The last execution order in Zambia was given in the year 1997 by President Chiluba. At the same time, several initiatives are being taken towards decongestion of the Zambian Prisons with the release of prisoners who have transformed become well-behaved and law-abiding citizens of Zambia. Dr. Mahtani recalled an incident wherein Vice-President Guy Scott who was the acting President during that time. He visited the Maximum Prison Mukobeko and stated that the conditions were extremely difficult and challenging, like hell on this earth. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Mahtani also stated from the religious point of view that death penalty is against the Bible and teachings of Christianity. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has provided his support towards the decision made by the President Hakainde Hichilema.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Wins Coveted Forbes Award

The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards for the year 2021 were recently organized in Africa. It was a virtual event that was organized along with the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. The Forbes-FIN philanthropy and roundtable conference is one of the most anticipated business, philanthropy and leadership events in Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity person from Zambia, was invited in this event for the year 2021 as an honorary speaker. Dr. Rajan Mahtani discussed about the significance of healthcare leadership, especially during the pandemic times. This year’s Forbes-FIN philanthropy and roundtable conference was held virtually to comply with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.

Just like the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference, the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards were also presented during the roundtable conference. Apart from being invited as an honorary speaker, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also recognised for his significant contributions towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was conferred with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021 and accepted the award in a graceful manner. Dr. Mahtani, apart from his contributions in the banking sector, was also recognised for his philanthropy, charitable and business contributions. He is the owner of top companies in Zambia, including Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. He is also known for several philanthropic achievements. For instance, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the founder and current chairman of the Prison Fellowship International (PFI) a program which focusses on the welfare of the inmates, ex-inmates as well as their families in Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is also noted for establishing the Stephen Malama award and Scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

Just like Dr. Rajan Mahtani, several other visionaries, entrepreneurs and businessmen were selected for their philanthropic achievements. Some of these visionaries included Revd Paul Adefarasin, Nana Kwame Bediako, Leonard Nnamdi Stanley Ekeh, Ken Sharpe, Mahmood Ahmau Oon, MIOD, Claver Gatete, Wendy Ackerman and Sam Matekane. All these were presented the award in virtual manner.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Receives Significant Award By Forbes

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, was recently conferred with one of the most prestigious philanthropy and leadership awards in Africa. This award ceremony was called Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. As the name suggested, the award ceremony was developed by Forbes which is one of the top business magazines across the globe. The Forbes is famous for its rankings and lists of top businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders, and several other categories that are noted worldwide. In Africa, the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards can be easily considered as the most awaited, respected and regarded corporate and philanthropy awards. The awards are given to visionaries, businessmen and leaders who have made significant contributions in the field of philanthropy and consider this as a means to achieve long-term empowerment of the African nation. One of the reasons for high value and recognition of the awards is the selection process. The selection process comprises of months of verification and background checks, conducted by both Forbes and FIN (Foreign Investment Limited). This is followed by interviews and discussions with the potential awardees to understand their viewpoints and long-term contributions as well as commitment towards philanthropy to achieve overall empowerment. Based on these evaluations as well as overall contributions of the candidates in philanthropy and leadership, the awards are given across different categories.

The 2021 Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony was held during the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. This conference is usually held in New York. However, this year’s conference was held online as a result of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was invited in this pandemic as an honorary speaker and discussed about the significance of leadership in healthcare. In a similar fashion, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was selected by Forbes for one of the ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Forbes recognised the contributions by Dr. Rajan Mahtani towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia and awarded him with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021.

Top African Philanthropy Award Is Given To Dr. Mahtani

The pandemic has resulted in significant devastation, including loss of life, property, and economy. The first two years were extremely difficult. However, the viral spread has started to slow down, and the economy is slowly opening. This is big news for businesses and organizations that have suffered numerous losses because of the pandemic. In the year 2021, Africa saw the opening of the economy as well as continuity of several events. The Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference was one such event that saw its revival after a gap. In general, the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference are held in New York, United States. However, this year’s pandemic forced the conference to be held virtually. Members participated from their respective locations and the event was broadcasted across the globe through YouTube medium. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, one of the most famous businessmen from Zambia, was also invited to this event as an honorary speaker and discussed the significance of leadership in healthcare. The event further saw participation from members from different fields and backgrounds including international business communities, religious leaders, policymakers, international investors, and media partners.

The Forbes-FIN (Foreign Investment Limited) philanthropy conference also hosted the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. It is one of the premiers and notable philanthropy awards. Apart from being invited as one of the honorary speakers during the Forbes-FIN event, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also selected for one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. For his significant contributions towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia as well as for his philanthropic and charitable contributions, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was conferred with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was presented with this award for his philanthropic as well as charitable contributions. He is the owner of top Zambian entities like Mahtani Group and Finsbury Investments. Similarly, Dr. Mahtani has made several philanthropic contributions such as Prison Fellowship and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.