By NATION REPORTER ZAMBIANS are paying twice the price of fuel compared to Malawians on account of opaque and uncompetitive bidding procurement system. Motorists in Malawi pay the equivalent of K17 per litre for fuel obtained from the same source, Dr Kafula Mubanga the Oil Marketing Companies president has revealed. “If competition was allowed the price of fuel would be in the range of K20 to K22 per liter and not what it is now.” He said. Dr Mubanga said although in principle there was open access to the TAZAMA pipeline, the reality was that to date only three bidders had won the tender out of a possible CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Corrupt deals inflate fuel prices
