Kasenengwa Member of Parliament, Victoria Kalima has charged that government is panicking to explain removal of subsides on fuel and maize after students at the University of Zambia and Copperbelt University protested against the decision.
Ms Kalima said government should have explained to the people, before removing fuel and maize subsidies.
ZANIS reports that the Kasenengwa Member of Parliament said this last evening during a program dubbed Political Hour on Breeze FM in Chipata District.
She said most people especially in rural areas, do not have full understanding of the move taken by government, because no proper explanation was given.
Ms. Kalima also condemned government’s decision to remove fuel and maize subsidies at the same time.
She explained that government should have given Zambians sometime to get used to the increased fuel prices due to the removal of subsidies, before taking another step of removing the maize subsidies.
The parliamentarian stated that the decision to remove fuel subsidies has led to the rise in the prices for most basic commodities in the country.
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Don`t worry it is not too late to explain to the masses, we will do that job.
The govt needs that money for bye elections,,thats the explanation
We will actually send all the PF Mp`s to their constituencies to explain to the people for starters.
Zebige that’s your government there. not thinking about how people are going to get more money to cough up . now poor Zambians have to replenish their savings, think of ways to stretch their little earnings at gunpoint notice, now with even less more money in their pockets
Don`t worry everything is under control.I have just finished chatting with my boy Miles Sampa, he has assured me that things will be fine.
No commeny now.
@@ndobo,
it seemed that bye-election is very important rather citizens to politicians?
Who are going to vote for them while their voters are starving hungrily?
Bulsht politicians in Zambia!
sadly PF is only interested in being whorshiped… they want people to eat promises while Sata his group pockets all the money
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Copper is cast at the Nchanga smelter operated by Konkola Copper Mines Plc, a unit of Vedanta Resources Plc, in Chingola, Zambia. Photographer: Matthew Hill/Bloomberg
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