Load-shedding, a PF/UPND collective problem; we should’ve invested in energy too, says Dr. Chilufya
FORMER Minister of Health in the PF government Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says the Patriotic Front-PF government can not be removed from blame amidst current energy crisis as it too, should have sufficiently invested in energy infrastructure.
Dr. Chilufya who is also Mansa Central PF Member of Parliament and Party presidential hopeful says, “The demographics of yesteryear may have matched the investment in the energy sector but with the demographic expansion, we did not see much in investment in energy infrastructure.”
He says it however is incumbent upon the current UPND government to invest in diversified energy infrastructure and resolve the energy crisis.
“It does not exonerate those of us who were in power before, we should have also looked at investing sufficiently in energy. However, it is a collective problem that we need to address as a people. We must look at various solutions on the table,” Dr Chitalu Chilufya told listeners as he featured on Emmanuel Mwamba’s EMV, last evening.
He says the blame on the current energy crisis cannot squarely be shoved on the current government.
“We could have done better previously in investing in infrastructure for energy,” Dr. Chilufya says, adding that, there is need for the country to move towards investigating in an energy mix.
“Let’s look at accelerating towards a time we can have an energy mix that brings in solar power, coal powered electricity, hydro power; we have so many waterfalls in the country and if we didn’t invest yesterday, it’s time now to forge strategic partnerships to invest in energy,” he says.
This is the true spirit of leadership whose interest is bettering citizens. Bravo
That outdated mode of leadership that is allergic to responsibility whilst enjoying all the benefits and perks of leadership should be put where it belongs. In the past. Yesterday.
Zambians deserve visionary, transformative leadership. Not a gang of idiots hell bent on filling their own stomachs.
“If you elect me as president, I will end load shedding within 7 months. Load shedding is a sign of an incompetent president. ” -Hakainde Hichilema.
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Abena HaaIndigo Chi Colour,
Hating someone is like drinking poison in the expectation that your enemies will die.
You can demonise HH until you grow a tail. And 5 horns, but come August 2026 people will still vote for HH. If it wasn’t for HH, this country would have been worse than a war torn region with runaway inflation and a currency worth toilet paper. So please keep that evil spirit of ingratitude to yourself.
No one, except imbeciles like you, can bring back those shameless mazafaken thieves who went and withdrew 11 million US dollars cash in Turkey from the Zambian treasury account. And bought 2 helicopters.
ICHIKOPO,
YOU LEADER TO US TO RECORD THAT STATEMENT WHEN HE SAID IT. HE TOLD US ABOUT THE DUBAI FORMULA. DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE VIDEO AGAIN? I AM SIMPLY QUOTING YOUR INCOMPETENT LYING LEADER. DO NOT CATCH FEELINGS.
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It’s usually best to ignore idiots, but sometimes they need to be explained to like 6 year olds. Moron – load shedding in Zambia has two factors – climate and decades of mismanagement and underinvestment in infrastructure. Each government kicked the responsibility down the road.
Being a tribal idiot blocks your ability to think, but try it once in awhile.
HaaSarah, the jezebel from the South, so you are saying Hakainde was a moron to say he would end load within 7 months? Was he an idiot to claim that PF leadership was incompetent for failing to stop load shedding? Or are you saying he never said any of those things?
Instead of insulting me, can you answer the questions? Let us elevate our debates so that we reset the narrative.
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A clown like you who insults daily? Spare me your bullshit.
Yes.He should have also admitted that there was massive and widespread tribalism in all areas of national governance and development which effectively banished big brains from other tribes to participate in solutions generation for loadsheding.
That there are shameful lists of tribal appointments favouring only two regions of our vast country.PF and it’s supporters including Mulenga Kapwepwe and some Catholic priests would very much want to sweep this shameful part of our history to be swept under the carpet like it never happened
This energy issue must be blamed on everyone above 17.We should have cried for other sources of energy earlier.We were all very comfortable with hydro power.The blame game on any body else is wrong.Imagine even this hydro, the Kariba was done by the colonial masters.What big thing have we done after gaining independence?
We must come up with something big.We ought to sacrifice.Now it seems we are failing to do that.Too much crying on even small matters.Look at this behavior, the UPND term is still very much on but the conduct is as though the elections are there tomorrow.We must find out how people who live in desert source energy.
Dr. Chilufya can not lead if he has never read and follow the power issue that plaugues us today.
This problem goes beyond the PF era or the MMD era.
The projected power needs in the UNIP era were understated, miscalculated and undermined.
The building of power stations was understated at that time when the power mix was only focused thermal and hydro without thinking about other forms of power generation. Its at this point when the cost of production should have match the tariff being charged. But the government of the day was too focused on staying in power.
In so doing they miscalculated. Like PF, UNIP was too focused on staying in power and borrowing that they didnt focus on the fact that; one day what they borrowed would need to be paid back.
That the power mix was short sighted.
This man expects Zambians to trust him after Honey Bee? A scandal was happening under his nose and he failed to deal with it?
He knows what he is talking about. The man is real. If I was a politician I could have done all I could to put this man on the reign. The man is factual. Mwamba as usual just like this hopeless writer thought the Doc will sniff wag UPND, but that wasn’t the case. He told the truth. If I had his phone number I was going to call him live and congratulate the man. He admits the mistake that it started with them and that is the fact. People who were born yesterday will just heap a big blame on the current govt cause they were not there but those who witnessed the genesis of blackout can testify to that fact. This is how a true leader who wants to rule the whole country should talk not who only wants to impress the minority.
What can you expect from a highly educated medical Doctor like Dr Chitalu, not these empty Gongs and Tins who just shatter and puncture our Ear Drums with their toxic noises.
Bo Chitalu Chilufya, you are a true leader coz a true leader doesn’t run away from his responsibilities but face them head on and try to find a better way to handle them.
A mature leader indeed, these are the leaders we want and not those who are waffling ignorantly.