ACTING Minister of Energy Collins Nzovu says fuel pump prices would have been higher had there still been cartels in the fuel supply chain as was the case in the previous regime. Responding to a question in the National Assembly from Chipili member of parliament who wanted to find out if forgoing certain taxes would help reduce the current cost of fuel, Thursday, Nzovu said the prudence in the procurement process helped to keep fuel pump prices where they were. “Madam Speaker, I have a feeling there is a narrative being peddled here, probably the fact that members are saying there are no middlemen means also that there are no participants in corrupt individuals. They were there and one of...

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