CHANDA QUESTIONS WHY GOVERNMENT HIRES PRIVATE FIRMS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS, ONLY TO USE ZNS TO FIX DAMAGES AND COLLAPSES
By: Dina Soko
Leader of the opposition United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) party, Charles Chanda, has criticized the government’s handling of road construction after a major highway collapsed.
He argued that it makes little sense for government to hire private companies to build roads, but then call in the Zambia National Service (ZNS) to repair them when they fail during emergencies.
The position leader noted that while government often praises public–private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure projects, in times of crisis it ignores private partners and relies on the military to clean up the situation.
According to Mr. Chanda, ZNS has the discipline and skills to build roads correctly from the start, saving taxpayers money in the long run.
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So called checks and balances is laughable….. calling on s private company will require a tender process which will takes months meanwhile the road will be inaccessible. ZNS can attend to the emergency immediately. Can we discuss relevant issues not discuss issues to be relevant
Boss that’s being dull, don’t you know that the costs of building a road and of repairing a collapsed bridge are different. Constructing a road is quite expensive hence the government needs PPP whilst in repairing a bridge is cheaper and doesn’t require any PPP. You should critically look at issues before you talk, otherwise you are just embarrassing yourself. Repairing a blown off roof can not be compared to constructing a house and you need a house plan.
I meant, you don’t need a house plan.