Gurukota rezvemari muZambia, Bwalya Ng'andu, vachangobva kutaura kuti hurumende yeZambia haina chinangwa chekutora mamwe makambani emigodhi uye haina hurongwa hwekuita kuti indasitiri yemigodhi ive yehurumende.
Mumakore maviri apfuura, hurumende yakawana chikamu chemabhizinesi emuno eGlencore neVedanta Limited. Muhurukuro yavo muna Zvita wadarika, Mutungamiri Lungu akataura kuti hurumende inotarisira "kuva nemasheya akawanda" mumigodhi isina kutaurwa, izvo zvakakonzera kunetseka kweveruzhinji nezvedanho idzva rekuita kuti makambani emugodhi ave ehurumende yenyika. Panyaya iyi, Gandu akati zvakataurwa naMutungamiri Lungu hazvina kunzwisiswa uye hurumende haizombofi yakatora mamwe makambani emigodhi nechisimba kana kuita kuti ave ehurumende yenyika.
Zambia yakasangana nezvidzidzo zvinorwadza mukuita kuti migodhi ive yenyika muzana remakore rapfuura, uye kugadzirwa kwayo kwakadzikira zvakanyanya, izvo zvakazoita kuti hurumende ikanzure mutemo uyu muma1990. Mushure mekutengeswa kwemigodhi, kugadzirwa kwemigodhi kwakawedzera katatu. Mashoko aGandu anogona kuderedza kunetseka kwevanoisa mari, kusanganisira First Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. neBarrick Gold.