Government has been implored to make the price of fuel affordable in Northern Province in order to attract the much-needed investment.
The call was made by church leaders in Kasama when they met Provincial Permanent Secretary, Mwalimu Simfukwe recently.
The church leaders, who were drawn for various denominations, wondered why the price of fuel should continue to be higher than in other parts of the country when the province was just next to Tanzanian where government imports some refined fuel.
The church leaders charged that it was unfair for the province to be subjected to high fuel prices when it was near the source.
They appealed to the Permanent Secretary to take up the matter with relevant government institutions, such as the Energy Regulation Board, so that possibilities of establishing a fuel depot for refined fuel in Kasama can be explored.
They noted that the province has adequate fuel storage facilities in Kasama which were once being used by the British Petroleum (BP) company.
The church leaders also pledged to work with the Government in addressing the many challenges facing the people.
They urged the new Provincial Administration to involve them in government programmes as they were better placed to know how best some of the challenges the people were facing could be addressed.
Provincial Permanent Secretary, Mwalimu Simfukwe, has assured the church that his administration will not discriminate on the basis of one’s religion or political affiliation in its effort to spearheard development in the province.
Mr Simfukwe said they were committed to ensure that each of the 12 districts in the province received an equal share of the available resources.
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Good Move. This is important for the economy to catch up!!!
Great stuff we need cheaper fuel as that is the back bone of an economy.
Hello His Excellency
Something still disturbs me here!! Again its the Church leaders in the fore front ! I am getting a little confused. Why is the church kicking the governments butt?
This mixture of the State and Religion is a tricky one!!
Pa Zed we have lost it. I wish we had leaders who have the desire to work and not fill their pockets. Shame.
It is expensive inNorthern provice because process is done in Ndola ence the high price
You think these men of God can understand? All they want is cheap fuel. How it gets to them cheaply, they dont care. Ala, bwafya!
They say we should pray!! Because the economy is bad!
where Nyama Soya, too quiet has he gone back to Libya
Thts the problem!! Church leaders are talking about fuel, PS is talking about religion! Niya bwanji?? Can the PS tackle the problem at hand please.
In this case, i suggest that religious leaders turn into politicians since they care so much about our welfare and the politicians should switch to something religious
Baby C !! how are you ? Did you see the way the teachers in Zambia dance?
kwati takwaba ne nsala!!
haha
Jam@co are you not watching the Rosenmontagszug?
Unfortunately not. I am working.
In this 17 year old MMD govt (oops hubby uses this phrase), politics and religion are one and the same.
Zambians wil owez live and die complaining,so u want fuel to be at K200 thts wen u will be happy?Lazy chaps keep on complaining as the prices wil neva be reduced to whichever level u want.
This is one country with the highest cost of living, not only fuel. E.g R20, 000 RSA rand will buy you lots of stuff. Now convert that to ZMK Kwacha, you just spend it on mealie-meal, fuel and a few stuff, its finished. It happened to me last December when I came for the holidays.
Ala chabulanda mu Zambia.
This would work nicely.
Fuel issues have turned political world wide. Zambia, you are not alone and do not despair.
things will never b d same