Africa-Press – Zambia. Citizens First (CF) president Harry Kalaba has criticised the government over what he described as erratic and punitive fluctuations in the price of mealie meal.
In a social media post, Mr Kalaba said reducing the price to K250 after it had surged from K120 to as high as K350 was nothing to celebrate, arguing that Zambians remain burdened by high living costs.
He accused the authorities of mismanaging the staple commodity and attempting to seek praise for reversing a crisis of their own making.
Mr Kalaba said the sharp increases had already inflicted financial pain on households before the marginal reduction was announced.
He stressed that leadership should be judged by price stability and affordability, not temporary corrections.
His remarks have sparked mixed reactions online, with supporters applauding his stance while critics dismissed it as political posturing.
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