Govt plotting to sell Zesco to UK – Kalaba … their corruption is making PF look like ‘child’s play’
By Jane Chanda
Citizens First Party President Harry Kalaba says the UPND are experts of corruption, adding that President Hakainde Hichilema has turned against the youths who ushered him into office.
And Kalaba said the UPND government was taking steps to unbundle ZESCO and sell it to a UK-based firm, raising concerns about the motives behind the decision and the potential implications for the country’s electricity supply.
Speaking at a media briefing today, Kalaba claimed that the current government had taken corruption to unprecedented heights, making the previous government look like “child’s play” in comparison.
He called on the government to provide clear explanations for their actions and urged the media to hold them accountable and shed more light on the matter.
“We urge the media to ask them why they want to do this, so that they can be held accountable and shed https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/govt-plotting-to-sell-zesco-to-uk-kalaba-their-corruption-is-making-pf-look-like-childs-play
Kalaba is very good at flapping his jaw without providing evidence.
Show us the proof. If you have no proof, best to keep quiet.
Instead of telling the people of Zambia on the things that he plans to come and do for them, he wastes time on being a propagandist.
Zambians are very intelligent, and already they know that you’re just an simple oppotunitist who thinks power can easily come by reporting negative things on the government
Is this the kind of preaching that this man learns from his church? Forgive me because as a professing man of the faith Kalaba should emulates what he knows best. The manner his church professes the word. If it is not, and I maybe mistaken. He needs counsel from his pastor, bishop and those that may fellowship with him.
Reckless unsubstantiated statements is an immature way of politiking. Ba Honourary PhD you embarass those that handed you that piece of paper. It goes with a certain decor and conduct. What you demonstrate is no different from someone undeserving of the title and the honour the institution that gave you that piece of paper. Act the part and responsibly. Today is the second day you have done this.
You and Lungu’s PF left a monument of debt at Zesco. You used the money borrowed through ZESCO and left on the operation table. Now you want to turn around and tell us stories. As things stand you had sold out the entire country and HH is spending sleepless nights trying to resolve your debts. Look at your forehead before lying! No one can trust your forehead of lies.
Hopefully, this is the usual PF baseless propaganda. However, this would be a reckless decision if it were true. ZESCO must remain a Zambian company and doesn’t need to be sold off. What kind of a country are we going to have if Govt sells off every asset we have? Let the investors start their own company to compete with ZESCO if they’re really genuine investors.
ZESCO is part of our heritage and cannot be sold to the highest bidder just like that!
Next time you be selling off the Victoria falls to a UK Company if we are not careful.
This is the only sensible comment here.
This is how we build the nation.
Vote wisely in 2026.
Valid points, though my understanding of the word “Heritage” is synonymous with “Asset”. If my Asset becomes a Liability (perhaps out of my own incompetence or whatever) either I sell it or give it to someone who can run it more efficiently and effectively to me. My mindset.
In your article, you start off well and then end up your article echoing Harry Kalaba’s sentiments which are unsubstantiated. It’s not enough for HK to go on social media on GRZ’s intended sell of ZESCO without furnishing tangible details of the proposed sell and who the proposed buyer is. For Harry Kalaba’s intended hope to occupy the nation’s highest office, his political tantrums simple render him not fit to occupy that office, let alone the office of a District Commissioner
In my opinion I think the government should seriously think of privatising ZESCO this I think will make it perform better. The PF of whom Harry Kalaba was part of have dismantled Zesco reducing it to a koloboi so Kalaba stop imagining things.
Mr. Kalaba, are you now taking over from Mwamba or you have joined him so that you work together in cheap propaganda campaign. For you and Mwamba, everyday, it’s HH and UPND, you mean, you don’t have time to talk about your party or even about yourself? You can’t even prepare for Pambashe and when you lose like you did in Kawambwa, then you start creating stories like your friends ba PF/Tonse. HH and UPND must be very lucky by having free campaigns because you people you literally campaign for them. No wonder HH didn’t see it necessary to go to Kawambwa, you had already done the work for him. Keep it up.
Ba Kalaba, does unbundling of Zesco in itself constitute corruption? Be careful how you use this term. What corruption has occurred? Please give us the nature of the corruption you have detected.
Throwing accusation around with no solid evidence amounts to character assassination and this has landed one Mr. Munir Zulu in serious legal problems. Instead of providing evidence of the corruption by Mr. Musokotwane and Mr. Milupi, he is now pleading parliamentary immunity.
So ba Kalaba, you are aspiring to be president of Zambia and you need to show a bit of integrity and maturity.
The UK does not own companies.
Correct, this is what corrupt leaders run to in order to scare the masses who think it’s in their interest. If anything these corrupt leaders are used to ripping off these companies using scare tactics.
Kkkkkk. Chief marketer at it again. Everything must be sold before 2026.
As long as things will improve sell it. Why keep something if we can’t keep,improve it.
If this results in 24 hours reliable power, excellent response to faults, no more nepotism when hiring, no misuse of funds by the political party in power then better just sell it. When you fail to manage something you should let others come in.
Which one is better, a government owned entity with poor service like several days loadshedding or a privately owned one which is efficient and no loadshedding? So we should keep companies just monumental value just to make ourselves feel better even if we don’t get any value from such companies?
This one is not a polititian no pressure no impact just no nothing
i would base by opinion by weighing the good and bad coming out of the issue and certainly not before there is a concrete intention with laid out actions on the ground to sell ZESCO by govt. Otherwise what Kalaba is saying is simply something unsubstantiated.
Or what we call in kwa Misisi as: “iLyashi lya mu Kachasu”
Afterall, Times of Zambia was Copperbelt Times, the Daily Mail was Africa Daily Mail, UBZ was Central Africa Bus Services. ZESCO was Central Africa Power Corporations.
I recommend that the Bank at this time make a loan to the Central
African Power Corporation in an amount in various currencies equivalent to
$7.7 million for a total term of 25 years, with interest of 5 1/2% per annum,
and substantially on such other terms as are specified in the attached draft
Loan and Guarantee Agreements, and that the Executive Directors adopt a
resolution to that effect in the form attached (No. 12).