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Florence Muleya is the Chief Executive Officer of the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM). She previously served as a Researcher and Manager at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), where she focused on developing evidence-based solutions for public policy and managing research projects.
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Looking ahead, the sector requires a new strategy and a fresh approach to navigate the current turbulent economic waters.
Firstly, despite its abundant raw materials, the country lacks the capital equipment and other inputs needed to process and add value to these resources.
We hope ZESCO will reconsider and engage our local manufacturers in the sealed bids," stated the ZAM CEO.
The COVID-19 outbreak presents an opportunity for manufacturing firms to leverage local and regional value chains.
Secondly, the optimal balance between industrial, trade, and tax policies has yet to be achieved, creating uncertainty in the domestic economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
This decision disadvantaged local companies capable of meeting procurement demands. "In fact, one of our members, a long-time supplier of treated wooden electrical poles to ZESCO, has an installed plant capacity of 60,000 poles."
The decision by ZESCO management to engage only foreign firms for the supply of wooden poles, claiming that Zambian companies lack the capacity to meet procurement demands, is not supported by the facts.
In 2022, the company planned to produce a total of 30,000 wooden poles, highlighting the capacity of local manufacturers who were unfortunately excluded from the bidding process.