By NATION REPORTER
ZAMBIA Wake-Up Party (ZAWAPA) president Howard Kunda says there is nothing methodical about the way the UPND government has handled the issue surrounding Konkola Copper Mines (KCM).
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Mine unions last week bemoaned the delay by Vedanta Resources to fully operationalise KCM after taking over the mine last year.
But Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe confirmed that the legal process to remove the provisional liquidator at the mine has begun.
Mr. Kunda said the delay by Vedanta to start running KCM has cast doubts on whether the investor will be allowed to take over the mine soon.
He said the implementation of the deal between KCM and Vedanta is taking long and if not concluded on time the mine will continue producing at a smaller scale which will negatively affect the country’s economy.
“This government goes ahead of itself instead of going step by step like they have been promising that they are methodical. Is this being methodical that they have been talking about where it is always failure? We are not going to eat failure.
I would like to agree with the mine workers unions who are protesting over this matter. This is our country and we need to put pressure on these people,” Mr. Kunda said.
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