Energy and Water Development Minister Dora Siliya has today appointed a Zambian businessman Dillion Chipungu as the new Chairman for the Zesco board.
Ms. Siliya said in a statement today that Mr Chipungu brings business skill and private sector experience to the ZESCO board.
The Energy Minister asked Mr Chipungu to bring good governance to ZESCO.
She instructed the new board chairman to work closely with ZESCO management and other board members in addressing the current power crisis.
Ms. Siliya asked Mr Chipungu to ensure ZESCO positioned itself as a efficient service deliverer to the people shared timely information with the public regarding the crisis and also adhered to transparency in procurement processes.
Ms. Siliya who appointed the new ZESCO board just a week ago wished Mr Chipungu the best in his appointment.
Zesco has not had no board for over a year and the new board was appointed a week ago after cabinet ratified the names submitted by Ms Siliya.
Why haven’t you appointed my handsome lawyer. You don’t like him because of his looks.
Most dull people on earth are Zambians , some corrpuit people still coming back to steal . That’s why Zambia under UN figures is one of the poorest countries .
I was saying a President who’s blank on energy matters removes an Engineer from the Min of Energy and replaces him with a newsreader. Then the newsreader also appoints a semi-illiterate board chairperson to run the energy affairs of the country? Do these guys understand the strategic nature of energy to the country’s economy? Then at Zesco you get a much junior Mundende an appoint him MD at the expense of other competent and more experienced engineers, and even allow him to retire these same people who were the backbone of Zesco. So what do you expect?
When we say that Zambia’s problems are more governance and leadership than anything . ..how can one individual namely a minister be hand picking individuals. .this here is flawed.
Ichi beibe at work but take a look at a group of suspected zesco workers who may be behind power switch offf. Fire some others let them explain why,
How can a Chairman hand picked by a politician fire a CEO appointed by the selfsame politician who appointed him?
Jay Jay it is the Holiday. I am relaxing praying and avoiding this Zambian stress inducer, called the Zambian Member of parliament.
Show them ba Minister
Don’t expect anything. Zesco is rotten to the core. Probably this fellow is Dora’s boyfriend.
Hahahahahaha That was funny.
We need someone to provide a solution to the high tariff and load shading. We can’t judge him now, let him help find a lasting solution to power challenges we are facing as a nation of Zambia
So, who is this Chipungu guy? What is his resume like, and how will that help service delivery by ZESCO. What type of reporting is this?
Where is his cv
Dillion Chipungu CV
-Loyal to RB and warming up to Edgar Lungu
-Anything else is irrelevant
You don’t deserve a country called Zambia. You are too stup.id hopefully the dual citizenship will bring in normal people!
Dillion used to run Kasinje Nite Club in Ndola and then started brewing Chibuku. Dont we have Zambian experts in the Energy sector who can hit the ground running?
I AGREE WITH YOU. DILLION IS NOT A TECHNOCRAT. HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE ENERGY SECTOR. HOW CAN HE BE EXPECTED TO GUIDE SUCH A HIGHLY TECHNICAL COMPANY? MAKING PAINT AND BREWING CHIBUKU IS NOT THE SAME AS GENERATING, TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING POWER. EVEN THE BUSINESSES HE RUNS ARE SME’S. MICHAEL PASQUIN WOULD HAVE EVEN BEEN BETTER GIVEN THE SIZE OF BUSINESSES HE IS RUNNING.
THE ONLY QUALIFICATION I CAN THINK OF IS THE MALAWI CONNECTION. DILLION GRAND FATHER AND FATHER CAME FROM MALAWI JUST LIKE PRESIDENT LUNGU’S PARENTS.
THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING IN THS COUNTRY HAVE TO DO WITH FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP AND INCOMPETENCY.
If Chipungu is one of Dora’s boyfriends, well let him keep the job, after all Dora is now powerful again and she can have more than five boyfriends, if she wants; to watch her back and run around to check on her assignments/projects and then get back to her. Isn’t this what you men are doing to our economy. We have heard that those in power give responsible positions to their illiterate under skilled girlfriends. Its all about gender mainstreaming… Lol. We do not want black outs Mr. Dora
dillion is a just nsenga guy coming from the same area as Edgar and dora
guys ndefwaya ukunyenga dora, any advice?
Owe Amafi. Kanyenge Banoko.
Dora for Vice President next! She can be joint Vice with Luo!