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Manufacturers of cement production today, July 1 boycotted a meeting with the Minister of Trade and Industry over the presence of journalists at the meeting.
The meeting which was supposed to take place at the Trades Ministry on Monday, July 1 was to discuss the Minister’s intended Legislative Instrument to regulate cement prices.
However, the manufacturers upon seeing the presence of the media refused to partake in the meeting with concerns that they were earlier informed that the meeting was intended to be a closed door one with the Minister.
According to the Trades Minister, K.T Hammond, the media was only supposed to have a preliminary introduction with the manufacturers after which they will leave the two parties to have their engagement.
But the manufacturers refused and boycotted the meeting.
The Minister, K.T Hammond after waiting for some minutes for the manufacturers addressed the press, stating that he will not allow the cement manufacturers to dictate for government.
“The cement industry is beginning to dictate to the political head of the organisation I am the political head of Trade and Industry and they are beginning to dictate to me what they want, I don’t think it is acceptable.
“They tell me if you (media) are here, they won’t meet with me, they do not have any intention of doing anything in public. I don’t do things in darkness,” he told the press.
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The Minister averred that he had engaged the manufacturers on several occasions who have refused to comply with him.
K.T Hammond noted that he has resolved to use the “only way legal” – the Legislative Instrument (L.I).
He said he will officially lay before Parliament the L.I which seeks to regulate cement prices on Tuesday, July 2.
“They have had enough opportunities to put on the table what the ideas are for us to sanitise the system. It seems to me that they are on their own way. I don’t intend to accept any such attitude.
“God willing tomorrow [Tuesday, July 2] I will make the effort officially to lay my L.I which is seeking to regulate the pricing of cement in the country,” he emphasized.
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