Hakainde Hichilema has charged that there is something not adding up in the manner in which ZESCO is being managed.
In a Facebook post, Mr Hichilema called for a complete audit of ZESCO’s operations.
“There is no doubt that Zesco is one the biggest problems we have in Zambia. Without stable and consistent electricity power supply in the country, all our plans for economic resuscitation will be doomed,” Mr Hichilema said.
“Here is the company that was one of the beneficiaries of the biggest chunk of the borrowed Eurobonds, but in a catastrophic failure to the nation, yet they increased electricity tariffs with the promise of better service.”
The UPND leader said ZESCO stories of continuing with electricity loadsheding at a time economic activities that consume lots of power have scaled down, does not add up.
“We have in mind the scaling down of operations in the mining sector, which should have resulted in more electricity power for other sectors, including domestic consumers, especially at this time when our citizens are mainly working from homes,” he said.
Mr Hichilema said the UPND in government could carry out a complete audit of all major contracts at ZESCO in the last 10 years.
“A complete audit and scrutiny of ZESCO power generation and supply equipment, a complete audit and scrutiny of human resource and financial audit in terms tender and procurements that have taken place in the last 10 years,” he recommended.
He further recommended a complete scrutiny of the current ZESCO operational arrangements and take a decisive decision on the way forward to increase efficiency at minimal costs.
“We shall come back for some of our alternative solutions for increased electricity power generation and supply in the country.”
I second.
Umwaume alanda. Am sure the dam now has enough water. So what’s the problem now? Just remove those cadres from zesco
Yes something is not adding up with ZESCO but HH will not be a person to complain because a lot of things do not add up with him one of them being how he got rich during privatization. In Benba they say “Bakolwe balaiseka infipoto” translated as monkeys laughing at each others red butts.
Today we do well. We catch buses that they fail to comply for the president directive. I stop them and request everyone not wearing musk to get out of bus. Good day. Kiping lusaka safer and cleaner. B Lusambo
Today no whipping. We catch we told you to go back home for buying the mask.
Surely if anyone still had some little hope on Lungu and PF to grow the economy, then that person needs to have his or her head checked at Chainama NOW. Lungu and PF are a failed project.
The man is speaking sense…
Mr hh Offer solution not those facebook criticism, we are not all on facebook only a few upnd psycomats follow you,bring out real issues with solutions, Dr perpetual looser, with a phd in loosin election.
Now our silly resident impostor has found another hobby …he is bored with Kz as he does his evil work in secret only surfaces once in a while and that heap of cow dung Bowman will give him more stories to copy from his UK council house…what sad boyo with no shame!!
An audit is waste of time Mr HH, we know the problem is Edgar Lungu I charge too. They employed cadres from board to operational level and they’re stealing the money for zesco, I know we shall demand for an audit when they will be out. Right now demanding for audit will be done God cover-up and hide their corrupt activities under the red carpet. Edgar Lungu and PF are hindrance yo the development of Zambia because they are thieves, robbers and bandits.
I agreed with you OJS
An audit is waste of time Mr HH, we know the problem is Edgar Lungu I charge too. They employed cadres from board to operational level and they’re stealing the money for zesco, I know we shall demand for an audit when they will be out. Right now demanding for audit will be done for cover-up and hide their corrupt activities under the red carpet. Edgar Lungu and PF are hindrance yo the development of Zambia because they are thieves, robbers and bandits
ZESCO has always been a cash cow for the ruling parties…all Directors are just signing papers for PF ministers …even the MD is scared to speak his mind. What can they do if a proxy ministers company fails to delivery on a contract? It wastage from top to bottom…even $27 million was just handed to Eskom RSA.
Had we been told the truth two years ago, no one would would have been talking about abundant water. It was the climate and today its another story. The disaster mitigation unit is always showing floods all over and yet our rivers and lakes are dry. Who is playing tricks kansi. this kind of magic is beyond comprehension.
Can I just say, I am not a pf voter yet anyway. But I am very happy with the zeal hon bowman has shown in the fight of the virus. Ba bowman you are doing a great job and thank you for joining lusakatimes. Can we hear more from you in terms of your plans for lusaka especially during raining season with cholera. Thank you ba minister. I saw you this morning doing a commendable job
Madilu system – An audit cleanses the whole system of Directors and Managers …this is why ZESCO and ZAMTEL always promote from within, no new CEO with a mindset to modernise the firm can tolerate such mediocrity.
Tarino Orange, I know very well the problem is this Edgar Lungu’s government can they allow an audit to come through, the answer is big No. Look at the hoard membership of zesco and then peep into the management, some goons have never managed not even a chicken farm in their lives. Zesco us strategic asset cannot be surrendered to cadres or party members for PF.
Imwe is that the real hon lusambo?? This website has become magnet for pf kikikiki editor atishani
Meanwhile on corona virus update 4 more cases and 1 dead bringing the dead to 3. Zambians we should brace ourselves under this tyranny PF regime.
It is true Mr.President .
The problem ba HH is lack of message and solid solutions. Kubwata bwata fye kwati chibwantu. Me I think let zesco upgrade the system if that stops load shedding in future. Why politics everything?
Give people education! Most in Africa are ignorant and innocent…. it’s the Governments that keep it like this. They want to take away the ability to think and choose and that’s when these ‘rats’ steal. The only way out of poverty is through education so that are people can make better judgments.
PF is a failed project from top to bottom. There is nothing to talk about in the last 8 years of complete misrule. God help the people.
Agony – if they say Kariba dam level is raising …you will ask the question? Why is Power generation low? Then you will start talking about the Chinese turbines same with those over priced communication towers which have a low radius of transmission you are paying three times as much as the next competitor.
Agony – if they say Kariba dam level is raising …you will ask the question? Why is Power generation low? Then you will start talking about the Chinese turbines same with those over priced communication towers which have a low radius of transmission you are paying three times as much as the next competitor.
I now agree with KZ that guys abroad are just angry and wishing us bad things. In the name of jesus, we remain protected by his mercy.
We need to be colonised again by the white people for this country to move forward. A coalition of upnd and the British government can be best solution for Zambia. I miss the days when we had British products and the pound in Zambia.
A party president who cannot add up. That is why even when he is losing elections he thinks he has majority of vote. When he has only 0.5 percent share of votes he thinks he has 50 percent and then fails to submit petition on time because he thinks 14 days add up to 5 months. And you think this clown hh can be president? Over my dead body. Kz
Madilu system: They can’t hide. The cash book can still be used to get them.
@undecided voter yeah I noticed that we had no cholera this past raining (sic) season. What happened? Is there a cholera vaccine in Zed?
Thats not the real Bowman, its some UPND supporter who is trying to make Bowman seem like a dull chap.
when did Bowman become a not dull chap!
HH = THEORETICAL FACEBOOK POLITICS WILL NOT LAND YOU IN STATE HOUSE….SHAKE UP YOUR PARTY AND GET IN CREDIBLE PEOPLE….THIS COVID MAY ALSO NOT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR. PF WILL USE TO DELAY REGISTRATION OF NEW VOTERS….WITHOUT THAT NEW YOUTH VOTE…KAYA…YOU WILL BE DEBATING ON FACEBOOK FOR EVER….. I MEAN WHO ARE IN YOUR TEAM…WHO IS YOUR POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE…ANOTHER GBM?? KAYA!! RIGHT NOW IF PF WAS TO FIELD BOWMAN LUSAMBO , IT CAN BE DISASTER FOR UPND…….
There we go …if the impostor is not impersonating he is using blogger’s aliases to attempt to tarnish them …very simplicity mindset.
@Roy Mudenda, I dont agree with antics of Bowman Lusambo, but the man isnt this stupid to write statements like this.
Lets be fair in our assessments, imagine if someone made an account with your name and wrote nonsense?
#EssentialWorker
We keep serving Mother Zambia. Remember to maintain social distance, sanitize, and wear a mask especially when in a public place. Mwawumfwa? We shall not be blamed if we react. Thanks to my team
Spiderly Existence – This is the new age bloggers who can not engage in a sober debate no etiquette…they only know how to tarnish, its the same as when Prime TV closed down someone already set a bogus page to drive their own agenda…this is what is happening here. As much as I detest Bowman and Kz I wouldn’t go down to impersonate them …there are just some things you just dont do but this virus N3z the coon everything goes when its bored and LT are tolerating it.
ZESCO, really at this time we are fighting a battle.
But he is right because people should have electricity to boil water and power general household chores to maintain hygeine to effectively control the pandemic. We need to look at ALL vital services,access to adequate Water and more importantly Nationalising our Mines so we are in control of our GDP.
Ba bowman we thank you for all you are doing. One request boss is that you look into churches too. Today I couldn’t believe the lack of social distancing at some congregation I drove past. Ba bowman give me your number so that we work together. I run a small successful security firm in lusaka. I can supply manpower. Chrispin
Lusambo if I catch you in my street exay I will bang you up.
HH sosa sosa ichalo chilekunfwa
Although I don’t politically support your sir, on this one I am with you. ZESCO is a big disappointment to us Zambians. If in the rain season ZESCO cant increase power generation then I don’t know what it will be in August on wards. The Zambezi river has busted its banks upstream but downstream the Kariba dam is still dry….so where does the water go which comes from upstream? I agree with you sir, we need to take a very good audit of ZESCO. Something is wrong there.
To justify the increament in tarrifs by 200% in January, we were assured that load shedding will be a thing of the past. But only in 3 months they have started again. One of the main reasons behind the killing of this economy is the very load shedding which started just after 2011 to un imaginable levels of 8 to 15 hours. Now that the economy is dead and burried, they still want to load shed another 10 hours. The irony is most of the people supporting are so dull that they and their families have been suffering together with us masses but still no scopo is opening up in their heads. Also remember not everyone complaing belongs to the opposition or is bitter. We are speaking as suffering zambians and thats the truth.
We will end up with a not adding up disease too. Has anything ever added up with our mines h² sold??
Something is not adding up indeed just like nothing ever added up when h² sold our mines and they want to place our mines in care and maintenance.
In this world of not anything adding up, COronaVirus Disease 2019 is not adding up either.
#h²isnotaddinguptoo.
Tarino Orange and Spiderly Existence – Yes, this is how shallow can become. The fool impersonating Bowman Lusambo is happy with the nonsense he is spewing and guess what – it is not a baby.
Yes there maybe problems at Zesco, yes Zesco maybe a load of party cadre ru.bbish and an offensive stench of corruption. Unfortunately Mr Trible HH cannot be a solution. Ever since load shedding started in 2016 he has displayed and exhibited complete ignorance of electricity matters. He is just as ignorant as Zesco and PF themselves.
kz,u are a big dunderhead and u know the truth. I can not wait to see u behind bars.
The case of blind man trying to lead another.
Trible HH and another to remain unnamed.
@junior jj You have cracked me up big time!
Had similar sentiments about the aspiring PROTOZ – “He is just as ignorant as Zesco and PF themselves”
No load management has been enforced at all mining houses as was the case in 2015.. In this regard, one can assume that energy (electrical) allocation or use has been channeled and prioritized properly. The issue of revising tariffs is as per charter of SADC ministers of energy way back in 2006 in order to have more or less level playing field within the region. Variations in tariffs will be there from country to country depending on cost of procurement and processing capacity. In fact this is the genesis for the formation of Energy Regulation Board.in all 13 SADC members.
Yes, ZESCO has been abused by using it as a cash cow for running of…
Yes, ZESCO has been abused by using it as a cash cow for running of nonproductive errands for PF and government instead of recapitalization and or growth of ZESCO (i.e.venturing into solar energy generation)!
I have time to read your posts, you critcise ECL and in equal measure HH when he exposes himself as he has done here. Sad we have to put up with a lot of unintelligible mumble jumble from you know who….
I’m reluctantly beginning to see that HH is way much better than clueless Lungu. He appears well informed on issues, seems to have genuine love and interest in the well being of our country. If he can convince people that he will fight tribalism and promote national unity, will clamp down hard on corruption, will put the Chinese in check, will forbid foreigners from owning large swathes of land, will audit his own cabinet from time to time, will not work with Western interests to undermine our traditional and Christian values, will see to it that Zambia has 24/7 electricity and clean water, will push for affordable healthcare and education for all, will bring about solid economic growth, will bring down the high unemployment rate, will organize the current chaotic public…
… transportation system, will respect and protect Zambians’ human and civil rights, media rights, will make Zambia cleaner than Rwanda, and will hold the current looters accountable once the Zambians kick them out of office….then I don’t see why Zambians shouldn’t rally behind him and support his bid for the presidency.
Zesco is full of unqualified engineers.There is enough water.They bought wrong machines period.These engineers should be arrested and persecuted for installing wrong turbans.I’m PF but support HH on this one.Lungu should fire all these Zesco chaps who are not qualified
The problem is not Zesco. The problem is the corrupt PF government, which hives off all the money from the tariffs. Leaving no money for Zesco to buy and install big solar plants. Zesco themselves is also corrupt of course, but let’s get rid of these PF thieves.
I agree for once, its true something is not adding up load shading now when we have plenty water and we are witnessing how rivers are busting its banks but water is not reaching kariba. The next thing Covid 19 will blamed for loadsheding we shall hear that due hand washing water has run out of kariba dam.