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Chasi chided for Eskom lies
29 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | Views
MDC Alliance Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe has chided energy minister Fortune Chasi for lying that the Government had paid US$10 million to South Africa's Eskom as part of their debt settlement for electricity.
Chasi and information minister Monica Mutsvangwa this week said that the Government had paid the money, a claim quickly dismissed by Eskom.
"Fortune Chasi, propaganda will not take this country anywhere. On Wednesday in Parliament you talked about government paying $10m to Eskom after I asked about the power crisis in this country. So, where is the money then?, said Mamombe.
Activist Patson Dzamara said Zanu-PF claims should not be taken without verification.
"I was telling some friends recently that we must verify everything ZANU-PF produces in order to conceal its incompetence. If they say Kariba is a quarter full, we must have means and mechanisms to verify that. These people get away with a lot of lies because we don't question them," he said.
Zimbabwe is going through massive load shedding of up to 16 hours per day.
Chasi and information minister Monica Mutsvangwa this week said that the Government had paid the money, a claim quickly dismissed by Eskom.
"Fortune Chasi, propaganda will not take this country anywhere. On Wednesday in Parliament you talked about government paying $10m to Eskom after I asked about the power crisis in this country. So, where is the money then?, said Mamombe.
"I was telling some friends recently that we must verify everything ZANU-PF produces in order to conceal its incompetence. If they say Kariba is a quarter full, we must have means and mechanisms to verify that. These people get away with a lot of lies because we don't question them," he said.
Zimbabwe is going through massive load shedding of up to 16 hours per day.
Source - Byo24News
