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Hike In Fuel Price Is Sad Development-ZACA
The Zambia consumers association (ZACA) says the hike in the prices of fuel is a sad development.
ZACA executive secretary Samuel simutunda has told qfm news in an interview that the increase in the prices of commodities was expected looking at the way the kwacha has been performing lately.
Mr.Simutunda notes that the removal of fuel subsidies has also contributed to the hike in the price of fuel citing that government should consider putting back the subsidies on fuel and maize for the sake of the poor Zambians.
Mr.Simutunda says that the country is getting into a serious situation where all the prices of commodities are rising every day due to the weak kwacha adding that this will be a burden to a common consumer as they will not be able to afford basic commodities.
Mr.Simutunda stresses that government should have held on to increasing the price of fuel considering what the Zambians are going through at the moment.
He says it is disappointing that the patriotic front government has totally failed to fulfill the campaign promise it made to the people of Zambia that of putting more money in their pockets but has instead continued to take away money from their pockets.
Mr.Simutunda has further advised government to come up with measures that will help lessen the burden that is being put on the Zambia such as the rise in fuel and mealie meal prices.
Posted by Kunda
on April 18, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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malama zayelo mwanza
April 18, 2014 at 4:10 pm
The PF has totally failed this country. Mwanawasa Left the dollar at k2800 non rebased, we changed the government and they have changed everything.
Cbj
April 18, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Imagine boi,k2800.we ar in trouble.even the coin i had in my pocket has been taken
mulipa banda
April 18, 2014 at 5:17 pm
That’s bad, this is the problem of putting a policeman to be in charge of the country, all he thinks is cadre type mentality. My fellow country men an women please in 2016 let’s kick this PF out and try other people.
kakolwe
April 18, 2014 at 6:17 pm
Zero to subsidies! We shall go past this. The real poor in villages do not benefit from m/meal subsidies. Its only those rif-raffs at kulima tower who cry for it. Kosenifye bane!!!!
pasaka
April 18, 2014 at 6:39 pm
God forgive us for the mistake we made , we so sorry Father we didn’t know that this man was just liarg 2 us , plse Father 4give us .
iye
April 18, 2014 at 9:47 pm
REMOVAL OF SUBSIDY FROM FUEL & MAIZE, THE POOR SUFFERS BCOZ TRANSPORTING CASSAVA FRM VILLAGES FARES HIKED, MILLERS HIKE, THEN LATER EMPLOYMENT FREEZE,ROAD TALL, NO CONSTITUTION! NOW FOCUSING ON HIKING FUEL PRICE! SOMEONE HELP ME UNDERSTAND PF BUSINESS?????
scott
April 18, 2014 at 10:39 pm
This is what you get when you vote pf,just blame yourselves for allowing a grade seven to tell you lies when you fail for- next time vote HH he is the answer to the suffering you are going through.
Accumen
April 19, 2014 at 3:48 am
kuti waseka, this is why politician say, we just play peoples mind.Ifintu ngafya isa wama futi mwebalesabaila mukachinje.I am watching.
Ggggggggggg
April 19, 2014 at 6:27 am
Even prostitutes will now adJust the prices of services because transport fares will also be adjusted.
zodiac
April 19, 2014 at 11:08 am
All who have commented with rubbish remarks are fools. You need to understand economic dynamics for you to open your rotten mouths.America has stoped dishing out dollars and third world countries are most hit, look at Ghana and how their cedes is losing value. Oil is an international commodities it’s not like munkoyo you brew in your back yards.The situation in Russia, Syria and Libya have serous repacations you dogs.Viva PF only ifinang’ani who want to be spoon fed are complaining.
Abapondo
April 19, 2014 at 11:31 am
@ Zodiac wat economic dynamics? Count how many times fuel has been increased within a space of eight months. Muleumfwilako uluse abalanda Lesa tatemwa ukuchusha imyeo yabalanda. If u r rich Zodiac it doesn’t mean everyone is rich. I can honestly tell u that a lot of Zambians r working hard jst to try & put food on their tables.
Steve
April 19, 2014 at 8:55 pm
The government said Kwacha’s weakening was artificial, the rise in prices shows that it is a serious matter. Someone advising te president must be a wrong person.