Special Assistant to the President for Project Monitoring and Implementation Andrew Chellah says Government will soon consider partnering with Zambia Air force to take over projects that have been abandoned by some contractors.
Mr. Chellah who expressed confidence at how the Air Force has constructed some of its infrastructures says the military has various expertise which can be used in the construction sector.
He said this during a meeting with Zambia Air Force Commander Lt. General David Muma shortly before touring the ZAF headquarters.
Mr. Chellah further said Zambian contractors should be able to acquire skills and knowledge transfer from the foreign contractors as a way of enhancing their capacity in the industry.
He also conducted a test drive on the runway being constructed by AVIC international which is about 90 percent complete.
And Lt General Muma said the Air Force is considering extending the use of the ZAF headquarters airport for domestic flights and will soon be in talks with the relevant offices such as the Zambia Airports.
He said the Air Force has the capacity to undertake quality construction works going by the works done at the departure lounge, advanced school of learning and dinner hall.
Meanwhile, Mr. Chellah also toured the 250-bed capacity Maina Soko military hospital accompanied by Defence Permanent Secretary Felix Phiri.
This initiative should hv been taken a long time ago. Please go ahead and them at a supersonic speed
how csn a contractor abandon a project…just say you have not paid them now you want to use slave labour.
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Great development and strategy. Complete the job and then go after them for breach of contract. Its a win win situation for our people who require the development. Amen
China and Iran have industrialised because of using military industrial complex to keep improved skills in their countries
ZAF should just take over running the all Lusaka Province, because some fuuls have started displaying insulting picture of President with his mask in his chin, facing an identified idyot also with his condom hanging in neck.
Same unidentified thug displaying wife’s dark unshaven thighs on another billboard.
A failed govt lack in ideas. Now its just chipante pante.
Tizamvela Ati Lungu has directed that his Prime Minister Lusambo will supervise the Zambia Airforce in these projects.
They pick contractors from a PF tavern then when they are paid and don’t deliver …they cant chase after them or take them to court as they are connected and just a brief case company….every minister in PF has a construction firm registered on paper.
Tarino stop being naive. You ask how can a contractor abandon a project. By walking away and stalling works. During covid this is widespread due to the financial effects of the virus on not just big companies but also small contracted companies. It is happening there in the UK where you are where people are losing jobs. Are you so dumb you don’t even know what is happening in your adopted country? We know you are desperate to see your fellow tribesman as president but you are staging yourself for another disappointment you dull I.di0t
But are these people standing on a road or ditch?
Even ZP under Kapeso can take over construction of markets which PF has failed due to over pricing.
We smell corruption from a distance. Go and build rockets to put satellites in space if you have serious engineers. We need star wars to get our land back from DRC Congo. You have already forgotten that Lt. Gen Eric Chimese was fired for trying to be a developer at the same time as ZAF commander?
Excellent move. After all we have our Engineers within ZAF who are capable of managing the projects, why not!! Covid has really messed up things, unfortunately some businesses will not be able to rise again across the world.
UYO KAWALALA PF!! HEEELP!!
Dont let ZAF take over those contracts. They have no capacity and skills to do a decent job. This just one way of PF to steal money from Govt for campaigns. The Opposition should wake up and not go to sleep. Where was ZAF in all these years when PF cadres were being given these contracts and paid upfront only abandon them later. Now in the year of elections PF wants money for campaigns from the same contracts they have already paid for!! Day light robbery of public funds, DONT LET PF STEAL AGAIN.