Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde

Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde (born 5 May 1961) is a Zambian feminist theologian and the first female General Secretary of the United Church of Zambia.

Early life and education Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde was born on May 5, 1961, in Chingola, a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. She is the fifth of nine children whose father worked in the mining industry and whose parents were active in the local Christian church.

She began her education at Kapopo Primary School and later attended Twatasha Primary School, joining the Girls Brigade while in grade 4. After passing her grade 7 examinations, she attended Chikola Secondary School before moving to Mporokoso Secondary School, where she completed her form five examinations in 1981. and an ordained minister in the United Church in Zambia. She was married to Fred Kabonde until his death in 2020.

She is the Southern Africa Coordinator of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, an organization she joined in 1989. She was a professor at the United Church of Zambia Theological University. She also served as the chaplain at the University of Zambia interdenominational church and the Ecumenical and Engagement officer on campus.

Kabonde's research interests include gender justice, gender and leadership in the church, theology about gender and ecology, and "the inclusivity of all God’s creation". According to the United Church of Canada, "Kabonde has a long and abiding interest in gender justice issues in church and society and has been involved with many organizations working with these, and other social justice issues in Africa and globally".