TIZ urges Kapala to adhere to HH’s directive on written instructions

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says it is concerned about Energy Minister Peter Kapala’s remarks that his directives must be obeyed without question. In an interview, TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe recalled that President Hakainde Hichilema categorically directed that all instructions from ministers and other senior government officials should be put in writing before they were acted on. “TIZ is alarmed by the revelations in the 4th December edition of the News Diggers, accusing Minister of Energy Peter Kapala of allegedly sanctioning illegal and unilateral decisions made by the Energy Regulation Board Chairperson Monde Kabwela. We are particularly concerned at the minister’s dictatorial tone in allegedly giving instructions that all his directives given through the board chair, verbal or otherwise, must...