By Chinoyi Chipulu
Zambia wake-up party leader Howard Kunda says the UPND administration is a disastrous government that has failed to live up to its promises, including claims to pump out water from Shaft 28 in Luanshya.
President Hakainde Hichilema commissioned the de-watering process from China Luanshya Mine (LCM) in May this year.
The de-watering process of the mine was expected to go up to November or December 2025.
In July, CLM disclosed that the mine had pumped out six million cubic liters of water out of shaft 28 since the President commissioned the de-watering process.
But in an interview, Kunda said the mission was impossible as the process was affected by loadshedding.
“This is a disastrous government because there are so many issues that they have failed to live up to. I would give you an example of the LCM, which they were singing that they have put up pumps and then will be able to pump out water in shaft 28. But it has come to our knowledge that they have failed to pump out water because of electricity” he said.
Kunda said the project would not yield any results because government was governing the country based on lies.
“I don’t know why we should be telling the Zambians lies all the time. I think that this government has failed to achieve anything since coming into power, ” he said.
“Maybe the only thing we can talk about is pronouncements, they are good at pronouncements. Pupils still sit on the floor but they have been singing about CDF increments,” he said.
Kunda said the UPND must ensure that they fostered meaningful development in the country.
Kunda also said the government must not just be determined to silence the opposition but also listen to positive criticism.
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