IT’S CARELESSNESS, IRAN CAN’T BE BLAMED FOR FUEL CRISIS, UPND WENT TO SLEEP OVER INDENI AGAINST ADVICE
The recent shortage of diesel in the country has been attributed to lack of foresight and abandonment of Indeni Refinery by the UPND administration according to Harry Kalaba, opposition Citizens First president.
Speaking on Wednesday’s Special Program on Prime TV, Mr. Kalaba said the current one month import cover of petroleum products is not enough for the present size of the Zambian economy.
He said that once elected President of Zambia on August 13th, his administration will ensure a fuel import cover for a minimum three months.
“The UPND administration has gone to sleep, we told them to maintain Indeni as a Refinery but the UPND didn’t listen to advice. We should have more storage facilities so that we are not panicking whenever there is a crisis in the world, “ he said.
The former foreign affairs minister has expressed surprise that the UPND administration is quick to attribute the local energy crisis to the war in Iran, saying the UPND is a careless administration.
“It is carelessness, Iran is not to blame for the UPND abandoning a facility such as Indeni Refinery, which was left by the UNIP administration and used by past administrations before the UPND came into office. Is it Iran that prevented the UPND from investing in the construction of fuel storage facilities in their last five years in power, he asked? “
Meanwhile, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa said the transitioning of Indeni Energy Limited from an oil refinery company into an oil marketing company is regrettable.
“If time could be reversed, such a move would not have been allowed, noting that fuel trading demands more resources and that it is not possible for the government to raise sufficient capital for Indeni” Nkulukusa said when he appeared before the Committee on Parastatal Bodies, Tuesday.
By Correspondent writer
KBN TV
That is the position of the office orderly.
Exactly….
What is Mr.Harry Kalaba’s Professional,his reasoning is questionable because the fuel crisis is not only felt in Zambia but world wide ,even countries in the likes of Germany, Great Britain etc..Harry Kalaba ! sober up before you become a laughing stock.
Kalaba, if North America can feel the effects of the unsanctioned war in IRAN what about Zambia with only 20M plus people. Stop this nonsense. You have no agenda, just jumping on anything that you think may affect the popularity and steadfastness of Pres. HH. Let me tell you frankly…you are a lost soul. And if I were given power, I’d scrap all briefcase political parties in Zambia so people can at least sober up. To register a political party, I would as Pres demand that the party has a following of at least 50K people to begin operating.
In the US gas prices are astronomically high, Canada included. We are feeling the pinch.
$1.83/litre ….US almost $4/ gallon.
So stop the BS.
It’s political carelessness to have this chap in a political system.
Ignorant fool kalaba