Minister of Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Richard Musukwa has challenged United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema to offer solutions on issues surrounding Konkola Copper Mine. (KCM)
Mr. Musukwa said that instead of issuing negative remarks in the media, the UPND leader should suggest workable solutions to Government.
Mr. Musukwa said that Mr Hichilema attacks in the media over KCM are meant to discredit PF, making it look like Government does not mean well for the people of Zambia.
The Minister said that Government’s decision was done to save the mine and protect interest of the people and that the Challenges at KCM are greater than what is being portrayed in the media.
Mr. Musukwa said that all key contractors and suppliers had already given notice to KCM to withdraw their services before the liquidator came in and Mr Hichilema should get facts right before issuing damaging statements to the media.
The Minister said that , to resolve issues at KCM, there is need for Zambians to work together regardless of political affiliations, adding that Government is doing everything to restore confidence in both local and foreign contractors working with KCM.
Mr Musukwa was reacting to remarks by the UPND leader when he featured on Hot FM breakfast show in Lusaka yesterday.
Dude Mr minister HH doesn’t have to offer you any solutions and even if he did you guys have grown big headed to ignore it. You lucky Zambians are too docile, they should have demanded for your removal, where have you been all along. Now only when the president talked about the mines have you resurfaced. The mine issues have been there all along with no proper audits while you slept it’s all because of your incompetences we are in this mess. Kim jong would have killed your behind
Minister Musukwa wouldn’t recognize ADVICE if it smacked him squarely in the face.
Advice has been given on numerous occasions long before the crisis manifested itself and several more times after his boss’s decision to liquidate announced at the Runway of an Airport.
Why not step aside and give him the mantle to run this country, then judge him, same way you have run this country and we judging you.
Someone has told you to rescind your decision but you are there asking the person to offer workable solutions…even Peter Sinkamba has offered free advice. You are not qualified enough for that role you should be a Primary School Head teacher Mr Richard Musukwa!
It is weekend, don’t why Richard is calling for help in the KCM saga.
HH can advice Richard, but those hyenas like Kaiser and Amos. In fact if Richard went to New Kasama for a cup of coffee, he can get good advice and earn high chances to be included in the next cabinet.
Screw hikainde hachilema.
He is an ally of these infestors. Musukwa, do you really think hikainde has solutions. That guy just talks clueslessly.
HH has already told PF to be cautious about KCM. He has advised them to follow internationally laid down procedures of how to seize assets. I am not defending KCM in any way, but legal and transparent means of nationalising an asset needs to be followed. And reasons for doing so should be clarified in a transparent manner.
I personally do not know the full reasons behind this issue to be honest. Does KCM owe government money or its because KCM has threatened to lay off many workers because of PF ‘s failure to pay VAT REFUNDS.
PF is facing a tricky situation about KCM. They think KCM owner will just leave without a fight. The KCM owner is one of the people sited in Financial intelligent report for paying huge bribes to PF top officials so that PF can ignore all the KCM dodgy…
Not sure what to say here.
Thanks
BB2014,2016
Wankers of woken up and now are asking HH to provide solutions when the horse has left the stable….
Laughable, you ran fast and loud in implementing the chawama legal system without thinking or asking for help, now you want to turn around and accuse others of not helping. You messed up, made your bed sleep in it.
You have Presidential adviser and Presidential Spokesman working as liquidator in CB now who is working Lazy’s spokesman…why is the man hell bent to only let his inner circle handle this.
HH advised against Liquidation and recommended Receivership. HH advised ECL to follow legal Procedures and KCM Shareholders Agreement in seeking Solutions to KCM’s numerous problems. The ECL chipante pante Govt has ignored HH’s Advice. Now ECL is going to embarrass himself in the International Arbitration Court in JHB. The writing is on the Wall.
HH is a capitalist.Mostly question stands,
If it was HH on position of the government,Would he support the Anil Agal.& co. Or the people of Zambia…?
HH and VENDATA are just same.They are devils in white robes.
Since 2006 ,HH is known to favor more of FOREIGN POLICIES THAN DOMESTIC POLICIES.His political ideology is purely based on TYPICAL CAPITALISM .
Mr. Pillock has crapped again
It is the pro-poor policies that have brought us to our knees.Lets now try pro-capital policies.I know you are mortified by the sound of capital,but we need to begin to accumulate capital to have a semblance of a viable country.We have seen how populism has sunk us
Pro-poor policies in themselves are not bad but the way PF has implemented them has been by way of giving handouts instead of giving the poor projects that’d lead to sustainable self-sufficiency & continuous improvements to productivity. They have therefore drained the treasury. You don’t have to be a die-hard capitalist to understand that if you chew all cash you have and kill the means to generate more cash, you get broke like this government.
HH offered solutions to you regarding KCM but as usual the minister and PF cohorts do not want to consider the advice but misconstrues it as attack on them. What more do you want HH to do
What advice and when?
Please ask for the recording you will get some advice if you want to, otherwise he has been doing that.
Lungu , just call HHs bluff and tell ask him to run kcm on behalf of the Zambian people in this acute time……since HH claims to be the don business man, if he refuses, that’s the end of him.
Recently Kambwili’s NDC gave advice.Did you,PF pick it?!
The duty of the opposition is to offer alternatives. That said I dont mean the government should accept any advice from the opposition. The opposition’s alternative should be clear to Zambians so they can see the usefulness of an opposition. Not running to the media and rumbling lies and incoherent options.
I am not UPND but please leave HH alone. Lyonse HH, lyonse HH, frightened little men. Frightened little humble fellas. I don’t like UPND but please respect HH and give him space. The opposition is very relevant in a multi dispensation. Rallies, to talk to people, you don’t allow him – fear. Mantha. Commentary, you want to challenge him. Woooooooo – you have failed. Economy in tatters and you are still talking of wanting to come back in 2021 – to come and do WHAT? Mulebako serious
The ministers think they know everything. They do not want to listen to opposition and independent individuals advise. Me. Musukwa and the group have messed. They had a support from the people and opposition, Now that they have messed up they want to blame HH and the opposition. You would think has if the minister has never been to school.
This minister is very silly though trying to sound reasonable. These chaps have been advised from way back but they have been shooting back that they are just jealous and envious. Tepapa, now the dust has settled from all corners of the economy and you have been exposed, the opposition have all the right to now politicise this issue because it concerns everyone but unfortunately this PF govt has no clue. Instead of seeking advice from the opposition you ridicule every now and then, it is honourable for you to resign because even if advice is given you will not take it.
The ministers think they know everything. They do not want to listen to opposition and independent individuals advise. Me. Musukwa and the group have messed. They had a support from the people and opposition, Now that they have messed up they want to blame HH and the opposition. You would think has if the minister has never been to school.
If we love our people we should work together and do what favour our people, than support foreigners who come to take from us.
Thanks be to God those minerals are permanently planted in our nation.
Hon. Mines Minister.. Bear in mind that the Zambian political system dies not operate like the US or the advance democracies. The solution from the opposition won’t be seen as a contribution of the opposition but it will be seen as govt. So opposition holds all it has for the time when they are in Zambia. Therefore, Parliament and cabinet in Africa are inseparable and doesn’t operate like the US system where we see before issues are executed there is heated debate between congress and executive. What HH and any opposition party has for Zambia will be used when they form government.
This is one of the reasons why many of us simply cant vote for this tonga man called HH because it is damn hard to understand him!!!KCM indian owners have completely failed to run these mines.Chingola and Chililabombwe are now ghost towns.Life for miners in those towns is hell.Football teams(Konkola Blades and Nchanga Rangers) which were ever strong and in super league are destroyed by these greedy indians.SURELY,CAN A NORMAL ZAMBIAN SUPPORT KCM OWNERS?HH AND KAMBWILI ARE CURSED INDEED!!!Look,sometimes it is better to just shut up one’s mouth than yapping nonsense on every issue.Copperbelt residents should teach HH a lesson in 2021 for supporting foreign mine owners!!!
All Zambians expected these politicians to unite and support this move of grabbing KCM mines from a cruel indian investor then look for ways of running it or finding a better investor who will be caring for our people.THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE ABOUT KCM IS GETTING IT FROM THE HANDS OF GREEDY INDIAN OWNER AND RUN IT SMOOTHLY.All other issues can follow later.But all we are getting from evil politicians such as Kainde and his minions is nonsense after nonsense!!!Anyway,they know that ECL is now a Saint in copperbelt for this brave move he took over KCM because all Kainde wants is PF to fail so that he can win elections in 2021 WHICH WILL BE HH’S 6TH ATTEMPT AND LAST ONE AM SURE!!
Hikainde is a weakling. Having him during the freedom struggle would have produced zero results. He would have loved the then status quo. Don’t mind the cluesless delirious U5.
Musukwa, accordiing to your level of thinking, why can’t you think of liquidate your government because it is not doing well! We know you can’t come out and support the liquidation of erring government for fear of losing your job! All what reasonable people are saying is to use better ways of improving and expanding mining which can maintain and create more jobs. As for liquidation, remember what happened with UBZ! Most workers lost their benefit
It’s the weekend. Elisa my swiss wife and I , just like the rest of the upnd, are busy enjoying this weekend. Ask us pa Monday and we shall consider whether you are.worth our advice
HH has no moral authority on mines in Zambia.
He is a well known thief and he has taken Zambian money to offshore accounts.
Until he returns that money he cannot be trusted.
We can not be cheated by *** man HH again.
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Tonga this Tonga that. We are no longer in the iron age my friend, stop tribalism!!
Indeed the PF Government does not mean well for the people of Zambia (here Musuukwa is correct) because when things seem to be smooth PF leaders like Chitotela (remember his harangue on the 1st day of the Luapula Expo?) boast that the PF govt will only develop those areas where their parliamentary candidates won during general elections but when the PF faces daunting tasks such as the KCM saga they cry like babies saying ” there is need for Zambians to work together regardless of political affiliations”. Are the areas in opposition strongholds inhabited by bona fide Zambians? Does the citizen’s right to choose their MP condemn them to suffering, intimidation and death if their choice does not coincide with the whims and caprices of the PF? THIS IS THE MAJOR WEAKNESS OF THE PF AND MAKES…
No Jay u are wrong!
This guy has nt got what it takes to head even a primary school.
Iwe chimbwi get facts right. HH has lot of viable businesses which make more money than the whole PF government .
Facts anyone can be a head master, but not any one can run a successful business.
Wanzelu, he is talking about Musukwa and not HH
HH must be a very powerful guy. He has never been in government and yet he managed to overpower the MMD cabinet and sold the mines?
Very soon, he will be accused of liquidating KCM leaving Zambia with a debt of USD 3Billion in compensation to Vendata? Even the mines Minister who is not qualified to run mines wants HH to help find solutions? Amazing how powerful the hand of HH is!
Resign and let upnd/HH run the affairs of the country,u want to be drawing up salaries and HH toils for u,atase
Why must u get paid,when u cant deliver
Its difficult for PF under Lungu to listen to good advice as they fell these bunch of criminals that they are knowledgeable and wise when it’s the opposite.
Many professionals or technocrats have offered to help free of charge but they are so deaf to accept these offers as there is no gaining akasaka kandalama, HH is advising you failures to listen and come together to resolve KCM but you are blinded by ignorance and knowing it mentality
If you can’t Lead, get out and let others with plans and programs lead.
i hate u d17 cz u are a big fool
PLEASE,SOME FOOLS LIKE D17 BA LUSAKA TIMS DON’T GIVE THEM ANY CHANCE
DJ 7 IS A DICK TRIBALIST.IS HH THE CAUSER OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE MINES> BWANA MINISTER AND YOUR FRIENDS WAIT FOR YOUR PAYBACK TIME.
The wealth of a nation is not all about natural resources but the ability to transform them to produce wealth. In themselves, they have no benefit. If this were so, Africa would be the richest continent. The wealthy of a nation lies in its people. When a united front of people of high integrity want to develop, increase income of people and wipe out poverty, nothing can stop them. Look at Lichtenstein, do they have oil, Copper, gold? NO! But people, yes with 51% of workforce commute daily from Germany, Austria, Switzerland? GDP per capital over USD 140 000. So what do they have that we don’t in terms of natural resources? ZERO! There strength is in their people. This where I think we have totally missed the point! We don’t invest or even value our own people. We think giving people a…
We think giving people saka ya wunga na chikopo ca saladi is building and investing in a nation. Sad part is that even those with PhDs go cheering. When are we really waking up kanshi? Universities are seen as enemies and intelligent criticisms seen as threat to power or vice versa. And here I am referring to both the ruling and opposition parties. Show me one party in our country that practices true democracy and I will show you a dog with horns. MMD tried but njala and cadre-ism killed them. So unless we get the basics right, we will always have bad deals and continue being slaves of those that have mastered how to manage our natural resources for their benefits. LET’S WAKE UP!