By NATION REPORTER SENSIO Banda, a seasoned politician says Mopani Copper Mines was a state asset and government should take responsibility for the mess it created by not following procedure to transfer it to private hands. Mr Banda said given the circumstances under which Mopani was sold, Government should not have avoided taking responsibility. “There is a need for the government to acknowledge and take responsibility. Through IDC (Industrial Development Corporation) and ZCCM IH, Mopani was a government asset that belonged to the people of Zambia, no matter how one views it,” he said. Mr Banda said the procedure to transfer Mopani shares to a private entity should have been followed as per provisions of various and relevant laws. The former Kasenengwa Member of Parliament said the recent ministerial statement regarding the Mopani Copper Mine deal left many uncertainties. He was the lack of transparency, unclear share transfers, and potential legal loopholes emphasized the importance […]
Mopani was a gov’t asset, not private Kantemba – Sensio Banda
