I’M CELEBRATING WITH FRIENDS – BOWA
Reynolds Bowa yesterday said he had no bitterness against anyone following his dismissal as Energy Regulation Board (ERB) chairperson, adding that he was in fact enjoying a drink with his friends, celebrating because his firing was not like a funeral message.
And opposition Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba said that President Hakainde Hichilema was using Bowa and ERB director general Yohane Mukabe who has proceeded on forced leave as scapegoats to the crisis he had created in the energy sector.
Bowa confirmed to Daily Revelation that… https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/im-celebrating-with-friends-bowa/
How did he created problem in energy sector??
You can celebrate sir but to be honest, ERB became almost irrelevant to the general public. It’s like your work was just to monitor international oil prices every month then at every month end start adjusting local fuel prices either upwards or downwards. There is no harmony between the Government and ERD. People had a lot of expectations from ERB, for example, Maamba was revamped, TAZAMA was cleaned, we were told companies from UAE, UK have come to put up solar energy in the country, mines are pumping a lot of water into Kafue river for Ithezhi, Upper and Lower Kafue Gorge, we have other several mini hydro power stations around the country. I don’t think Kafue river and Ithezhi Tezhi dam are as badly affected as Kariba dam. Recently we heard the Government has started importing power, but ZESCO even wants to increase the load shedding hours. The President just commissioned the Solar energy power station on the Copperbelt but we are not seeing any impact, if anything power crises is worsening. Ba ERB, you are failing the government and the nation, you are sleeping on duty because you are not giving us the true picture on fuel and power situation in the country. Where really is the problem? I remember the President appointing and instructing the new Energy PS, Mr.Peter Mumba to look into the monthly fuel price reviews and improve the situation but to no avail. At the end of the day, one really wonders if at all it’s worth having an ERB. The debt restructuring has now been completed and some of the money which was going to debt servicing should be redirected to areas like energy and agriculture so that people can start seeing the benefits and have the high cost of living lowered.
You are celebrating your firing? Then you should have been fired a long time ago for to celebrate sooner!