ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Kasonde Mwenda has alleged that the construction section at Zesco has been privatised. But Zesco Board Chairman Vickson Ncube has denied the allegation, saying the utility company is only subcontracting firms to conduct construction works for a quicker turnaround. Addressing the media, Thursday, Mwenda challenged Zesco to state whether his allegations were false. He said some people who were working in the construction department had even been transferred to other departments. “The construction section at Zesco has already been privatised and we haven’t heard anything from ERB and Zesco. And we have heard that Zambians who were in that capacity have actually been transferred to other departments, some have lost jobs at Zesco. That’s not...

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