Today, Information and Media Permanent Secretary, Thabo Kawana addressed the nation through the media concerning reports about First Quantum Minerals transporting maize from Tanzania to Zambia.
✅First Quantum Minerals has offered to haul 400,000 metric tonnes of maize from Tanzania at no cost.
✅The cost of $500,000 for the haulage will be born by the mining company.
✅FQM transports Copper from North-western Zambia to Tanzania, on the return journey, the trucks come empty and will be carrying the maize to Zambia at no cost.
✅The total amount of maize in Tanzania to be transported to Zambia stands at over 500,000 Metric Tonnes.
✅The maize is being procured by government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit.
✅Local transporters have been engaged for the distribution of maize across the country. In the same vein, local transporters can participate by transporting maize from farmers to FRA depots.
✅84 districts out of 116 have been adversely affected by the El-Nino induced drought which the country experienced.
✅Government is grateful to First Quantum Minerals for their contribution.
✅Government has appealed the private sector and corporate citizens to emulate the step taken by FQM has done.
✅Contributions in whatever form are not limited to the international community but individuals noting that the affected are fellow Zambians.
Unfortunately, this is how FQM dribbles successive governments. The sprinkle a few “donations” and in turn go off with huge tax incentives worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
These government spokesmen end up in a mess. Making statements that could be miscontrued.
The earlier made a lot more sense. And when people want to keep reguritating what one person said and what they understood from that statement adding their own “sugar and butter” leads to more problems.
A contract between the Zambian Government and the Tanzanian government was signed for this maize. The contract is part of disaster management mitigation. People involved in the contract should be the ones commenting as the know and understand the whole “transaction” and manage it.
Manje defender wants to score goals all the time? Ba Government spokeman muza nkala monga ba Ambassador of Lies Mwamba pa last.
Next a wrong can of worms will be released….and ba kachepa will add their own presuppositions. And then ACC will need to investigate cause of an inappropriate assertion by ba Spokeman
And the trucks going there will be full of gold and sulligate heading to port of Dar.
Vote wisely in 2026.
The New Doom believes in Free Lunch … Kikikiki
How can you go back and ask them to pay correct taxes?
Zambians will continue suffering because of Spineless leaders like we have seen of late!
One term only!
But no recycling of the same failures! Zambians, wake up!
Those who look humble when in opposition will always turn out to be ravening Wolves once they get hold of the Instruments of power!
Do not be cheated!
A Leopard cannot change it’s spots! Wachake sachileka!
Bring back ECL at your own risk!
Let’s have another person!
Never believe a word this kawana says. He has been proved a liar before.