MPIKA PF MP Francis Kapyanga says the only reason the UPND administration has reduced load-shedding hours is that the 2026 general elections are drawing near. On Tuesday, UPND Alliance Spokesperson Leslie Chikuse said policy reforms in the energy sector have begun to yield results, as evidenced by the reduction in load-shedding hours. Speaking at an end-of-year media engagement, Chikuse noted that government undertook deliberate actions to stabilise the energy sector. However, in an interview, Kapyanga argued that the UPND was creating an “artificial” end to load-shedding to secure votes. “Well, first and foremost the UPND alliance doesn’t even exist. It’s just an imagination by Chikuse that he thinks he’s in an alliance. Then the other thing is that it seems...