Zambia’s power firm halts plan to buy luxury cars
Zambia’s state-run power firm Zesco has suspended plans to buy luxury cars following outrage over their cost.
Zesco had invited bids to supply 25 vehicles, most of them Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs.
A local paper estimates that could have cost the cash-strapped power company about $1.7m (£1.2m).
In a post on Facebook page, Zesco said the tender had been cancelled without giving reasons.
The Lusaka Times website reports that the cars were meant for the company’s newly appointed board of directors who are entitled to a vehicle of their choice.
