ASSOCIATION of Mine Suppliers and Contractors president Costa Mwaba has confirmed that his members have started receiving payments from KCM. In an interview, Friday, Mwaba said the firm had not yet started floating tenders but expressed hope that it would prioritise AMSC members that were owed when that time comes. “Payment have started and we are hoping and trusting that this process can be expedited so that come 31st August everyone should have been paid and we focus on the new things. They haven’t started [floating tenders] because right now what they need is to restart the smelter and restart almost all the areas. Remember everything went on shutdown so they were basically on care and maintenance so there is...