Kapyanga Slams ZESCO's Proposed Tariff Hike, Calls for Rejection

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Patriotic Front MP for Mpika Constituency, Francis Kapyanga, has vehemently opposed ZESCO's proposed electricity tariff increase, urging the Energy Regulation Board to reject the application.

Mr. Kapyanga lambasted ZESCO for demanding more money from already struggling citizens, citing the company's inefficiency and failure to cancel power exports as major contributors to business closures.

He accused ZESCO of gross mismanagement, alleging that those in charge have turned the company into a "family tree" focused on personal enrichment rather than providing reliable and affordable electricity.

The truth is, ZESCO has been grossly mismanaged and turned into a "family tree" by those in charge, who seem more focused on enriching themselves than providing reliable and affordable electricity to the people. The current load shedding is a clear indication of ZESCO's failure to deliver on its mandate.

The Member of Parliament pointed to the current load shedding as evidence of ZESCO's failure to deliver on its mandate.

"It's absolute madness for ZESCO to apply for a tariff increase when people are barely surviving under the current tariffs," Kapyanga said.

Mr. Kapyanga warned that the proposed increase would lead to more suffering, business closures, and economic hardship for the majority of Zambians.

He demanded that the UPND government, through the Energy Regulation Board, dismiss the application without wasting resources on public hearings, which would be a mere formality.
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