Youths didn’t get wrecks under Higer Buses empowerment scheme, says Minister

Youths didn’t get wrecks under Higer Buses empowerment scheme, says MinisterBy OLIVER SAMBOKOGOVERNMENT has refuted claims by some youth cooperatives that benefitted from the Higer Buses empowerment programme, that some buses they received had old engines and faulty.Youth and Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu said the claims are false and not adding up because if that was the case, the beneficiaries should have not accepted the loans.He said it is sad that the cooperatives that benefitted from the Higer buses have not been paying for the loan facility.Mr Nkandu said if they knew that the buses which they were given had problems, the cooperatives should have negotiated at that time and not wait until today.“As Government we will not accept that claim that the buses were faulty because if what are claiming is true, why then did they accept to get them when they knew it was a loan which they have to pay back,” he […]