Government says the ongoing fuel shortage in Kasama District is artificial.
District Commissioner Kalanga Bwalya says motorists in the area should not panic as there is enough fuel stocks to service them.
ZANIS reports that the District Commissioner said this after an impromptu visit to selected filling stations in the area.
He said he has been assured by fuel dealers that tankers carrying the commodity have started arriving in Kasama.
Mr. Bwalya observed that the long queues that characterized filling stations were being caused by panic-buying by motorists.
The DC has since appealed to Indeni Oil Refinery in Ndola to consider giving priority to rural tankers to load fuel stocks in order to curb the artificial shortage being experienced in some districts like Kasama.
And a check at Chintelelwe filling station revealed that the station has 20,000 litres of diesel and 15,000 litres of petrol in stock while Total and Engen filling stations had also sufficient stocks of fuel.
Meanwhile, motorists have appealed to government to lure investors to put up more filling stations in Kasama to cater for the growing demand in fuel consumption.
One of the motorists, Martin Mulwanda observed that the three service stations in area have failed to meet the current demand for the commodity in the area.
He said it was now common for motorists lining up for the commodity for long hours at the expense of work.
On Thursday, long queues characterized almost all the filling stations in Kasama after word went round that fuel shortage was looming in the area.
Non of these people on the queue owns a car!!!
What is artificial ? Why are you asking ideni to give your tankers priority? You have just conceded that the situation is real.
What is artificial shortage?
@Namona – that’s my question also. It seems the DC doesnt know what artificial is. Its not surprising in this our government
The shortage is to give GBM chance to donate fuel lets see how much he loves kasama as he did to his wife on valentine day
There is no fuel shortage in Kasama, that is normal. people in northern province have always lived that way. Whats the fussy be cool with ‘donchi kubeba’. You voted for Sata PF feel it now as your reward.