By Daily Revelation Editor
Former Information minister and PF central committee member Chishimba Kambwili has praised President Hakainde Hichilema and his administration for removing duty and VAT on fuel products to cushion the impact of the USA/Israeli conflict against Iran on the Zambian populace.
Kambwili said the price of fuel could have escalated further without the intervention from the government.
He urged people to learn to come together to provide solutions during times of global crisis.
This is in contrast to the recent statement by his fellow opposition leader Harry Kalaba who cautioned against using the war in Iran as an excuse for government failure.
We agree with Kambwili over his remarks that times of crisis should be times when the nation bonds together to find solutions to the challenges.
In the same vein, we commend the UPND administration for proactively taking the bold step to remove duty and VAT on petroleum products. This is as it should be. We urge them to continue monitoring the situation and see what further interventions they could apply to further mitigate the challenges from the Iran war on the Zambian people, and in order to maintain some of the gains the country has recorded in terms of the appreciation of the Kwacha and the healthy foreign reserves for instance.
We say so because the measures that have been put in place may help to slow the rate of increase. For instance, we have seen that even with the intervention from the government, the price of fuel, especially, diesel, still noticed a steep hike, which may still have a telling effect on the cost of living, with the potential to drive up the inflationary pressures again. The same may slowly begin to eat into the appreciation of the Kwacha, which might force the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to eat into the foreign reserves to stabilise the local currency.
What this country, along with many others are experiencing, is the global chaos that has been unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s war of choice, in partnership with the Israelis. The unwelcome situation demands solutions from everywhere. But the government ought to have an open mind and a listening ear to receive solutions for the betterment of the country, even from some of their harshest critics in the opposition.
And they should guard against what Kalaba warned by avoiding the temptation of blaming even some of their own inefficiencies on the Iran crisis. Zambians are well aware to know some of the issues the administration was addressing or failing to address before the war ensued. The times demand for them to work even harder in terms of seeking to find solutions to the crisis brought about on account of the Iran war, whilst addressing some of their own unfulfilled campaign promises.
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By Daily Revelation Editor
Former Information minister and PF central committee member Chishimba Kambwili has praised President Hakainde Hichilema and his administration for removing duty and VAT on fuel products to cushion the impact of the USA/Israeli conflict against Iran on the Zambian populace.
Kambwili said the price of fuel could have escalated further without the intervention from the government.
He urged people to learn to come together to provide solutions during times of global crisis.
This is in contrast to the recent statement by his fellow opposition leader Harry Kalaba who cautioned against using the war in Iran as an excuse for government failure.
We agree with Kambwili over his remarks that times of crisis should be times when the nation bonds together to find solutions to the challenges.
In the same vein, we commend the UPND administration for proactively taking the bold step to remove duty and VAT on petroleum products. This is as it should be. We urge them to continue monitoring the situation and see what further interventions they could apply to further mitigate the challenges from the Iran war on the Zambian people, and in order to maintain some of the gains the country has recorded in terms of the appreciation of the Kwacha and the healthy foreign reserves for instance.
We say so because the measures that have been put in place may help to slow the rate of increase. For instance, we have seen that even with the intervention from the government, the price of fuel, especially, diesel, still noticed a steep hike, which may still have a telling effect on the cost of living, with the potential to drive up the inflationary pressures again. The same may slowly begin to eat into the appreciation of the Kwacha, which might force the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to eat into the foreign reserves to stabilise the local currency.
What this country, along with many others are experiencing, is the global chaos that has been unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s war of choice, in partnership with the Israelis. The unwelcome situation demands solutions from everywhere. But the government ought to have an open mind and a listening ear to receive solutions for the betterment of the country, even from some of their harshest critics in the opposition.
And they should guard against what Kalaba warned by avoiding the temptation of blaming even some of their own inefficiencies on the Iran crisis. Zambians are well aware to know some of the issues the administration was addressing or failing to address before the war ensued. The times demand for them to work even harder in terms of seeking to find solutions to the crisis brought about on account of the Iran war, whilst addressing some of their own unfulfilled campaign promises.
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