Zambia assures no loadshedding amid maintenance
Vice-President Mutale Nalumango stated that Zambia has enough electricity and that power outages are due to routine maintenance.
Vice-President Mutale Nalumango assured Zambians yesterday that the country has sufficient electricity to prevent a return to loadshedding. She stated that isolated power outages occurring in some areas are a result of routine maintenance work. The Vice-President dismissed concerns about potential power rationing during Vice-President’s Question Time in the National Assembly.
Mrs Nalumango also addressed the arrest of former Petauke Central Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda, stating the government would not explain the circumstances. She was responding to Sesheke East MP Romeo Kang’ombe, who questioned why civil society organisations were demanding an explanation. The Vice-President urged objective commentary on Mr Banda's case, referencing his past claims of foresight.
In other matters, Mrs Nalumango announced that President Hakainde Hichilema's election as vice president of COMESA would help Zambia expand its export markets. She also assured farmers that outstanding payments for grain supplied to the Food Reserve Agency would soon be settled, with K14.7 billion allocated in a proposed supplementary budget.
Why it mattersZambians are assured of consistent electricity supply and farmers will receive outstanding payments.