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Two 'cruel' nuns flee

Two Scottish Anglican Church sisters of Mkushi have allegedly fled Zambia after they were exposed by Medicare of Ndola for allegedly ill-treating 18 orphans of Rehoboth Convent and Orphanage over a long period of time.

This came to light when the Human Rights Commission (HRC) led by Commissioner Godfridah Sumaili visited the orphanage to establish the alleged abuse of the children.

Commissioner, pastor Sumaili led her team to the orphanage after Medicare faxed a letter to the HRC exposing the alleged ill-treatment of the orphans at the convent by the two Scottish sisters namely Dorothy and Jane aged 80 and 72, respectively.

After their misdeeds were exposed, the two sisters decided to abandon the orphanage situated 80 kilometres south of Mkushi Boma, leaving four Zambian Anglican sisters to be charge.

Sister-in-charge at the orphanage, Prudence Kunda narrated to the HRC how the two sisters mistreated them with the orphans whose age was between five and 16.

She said at the time the orphanage was started by the two sisters in 1997 with financial support from Scotland, all was well and the children felt at home but in the last five years, things changed.

Full story at the Times of Zambia.