MPOROKOSO PF MP Brian Mundubile says the lack of performance by local contractors is because government is engaging inexperienced UPND cadres, who are excited to buy vehicles after receiving advance payments for projects. Recently, Water Development and Sanitation Minister Collins Nzovu bemoaned the lack of seriousness among local contractors, saying the first thing they do when they receive advance payments for projects is to buy luxury things. In an interview, Mundubile said the UPND government had gotten rid of old contractors with capacity to successfully execute projects. “In the past, it was predominantly foreign contractors that were doing government projects. When the PF came in, they came up with a policy called the local scheme. Under that scheme, they’d consider...