By PETER SICHALILOCAL Oil Marketing Companies should be the sole suppliers of jet fuel to avert any risks of crippling the aviation sector when foreign firms come up with tactics to arm-twist the state, the Oil Marketing Companies Association (OMCAZ) has said.And the association has demanded that 50 percent of oil supply contracts from the government be awarded to locally-owned OMCs.OMCAZ president, Kafula Mubanga, said contracts involving sensitive national procurements should not be heavily entrusted in the hands of foreigners.Dr Mubanga said the economy would become vulnerable to distractions when its sustenance becomes dependnt on foreign entities.He said foreigners could not be trusted with the economy as their main concern was profit and not the plight of Zambians.Dr Mubanga said Jet A1 should be supplied solely by local entities to avoid unnecessary disruptions and called on the Ministry of Energy to reserve 50 percent of fuel supply contracts for local firms. “Just like the local fuel […]
‘Local firms should be sole suppliers of jet fuel’
