Paul Nyathi

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has unwittingly regretted firing former Energy Minister Fortune Chasi, who he says was very efficient and ensured the country had uninterrupted power supplies during his tenure.

Chasi was fired by Mnangagwa early this month for “conduct inconsistent with his expectations as president”and replaced by Soda Zhem.

Addressing a gathering at a field day at Kunatsa Farm in Matepatepa, Bindura on Saturday, Mnangagwa said Chasi worked very hard to ensure there were constant power supplies in the country which worked in favour for the farmers.

“This time the situation has greatly improved because we had uninterrupted power supply because of the hard work by the young man Chasi who was the minister of Energy at the time and we are thankful about that,” Mnangagwa said.

Chasi’s sacking, which came as a surprise to many as he had improved power supplies in the country after Zimbabweans were grappling with 18 hour-long load-shedding periods everyday. Since the removal of Chasi, Zimbabweans have realised an increase in power cuts across the country which ZESA blames on technical fault at the Kariba and Hwange power stations.