‘Zambia on the brink of disaster’, EFF leader, Mwenda, fumes over increase in fuel prices

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president, Kasonde Mwenda, has urged the government to reintroduce fuel subsidies saying the economy risks collapsing.

“The EFF demands the immediate reinstatement of fuel subsidies to provide relief to the struggling Zambian people and avert further economic collapse,” Mwenda said in a statement on Thursday.

He called for an immediate halt to the export of electricity until the domestic energy crisis was resolved.

Mwenda said the government must stop pretending that everything was under control and acknowledge the reality.

Mwenya demanded that Zambia deserved leadership that prioritised the well-being of its people over profit, adding that EFF would not rest until the government was held accountable for its gross mismanagement of our economy.

“We stand with the Zambian people in demanding immediate action to reverse these damaging policies before it is too late,” he said.

Mwenda alleged that the government that promised economic stability and growth had not lived up to the promise.

He said it was shocking that the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) announced yet another increase in fuel prices.

The ERB had increased petrol prices from K31.58 per litre to K33.47 per litre, diesel from K29.34 per litre to K30.05 per litre, and kerosene from K26.36 per litre to K27.52 per litre.

“The government’s response to this crisis is a slap on the face to the Zambian people. Rather than addressing the escalating poverty and economic decline, they continue to bleed the country dry,” Mwenda said.

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