DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the disposal process of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet is ongoing and will soon be concluded, with details to be announced publicly. President Hakainde Hichilema has committed not to use the Gulfstream Presidential Jet since taking office in 2021, choosing instead to use commercial flights. The plane was acquired by the PF government, an expenditure which President Hichilema had publicly criticised as wasteful. During his campaign, the President had promised to sell the jet to reallocate the funds to other needy areas. In line with this, President Hichilema announced in November 2022 that his government had started the process of selling the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet in order to recover the US$193 million spent on...




