By ROGERS KALEROOPPOSITION politicians must be honest and state the effects of COVID-19 on the Zambian economy, Kankoyo Member of Parliament (MP) Brian Mushimba has said.He said the opposition had been unfairly accusing the Patriotic Front (PF) Government of having mismanaged the economy when in actual fact COVID-19 and other factors has had a telling effect on the economy.Dr Mushimba, who is also High Education Minister, noted that the opposition leaders had been misleading Zambians that the economic shocks the country was facing was due to the mismanagement.In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Dr Mushimba said the opposition politicians especially those from UPND had embarked on a well-calculated propaganda and malice to create an impression that the PF was not a caring Government,“Pandemics come and disrupt the normal way of living many times. COVID 19 has done just that. It has disrupted the ability of Government to raise resources. With diminished resource mobilization, many sectors […]
Mushimba challenges opposition to be honest
