Kitwe’s Riverside have water for only 1 hour, complains PF Councilor

By a Correspondent

Kitwe’s Riverside Ward Councilor Christopher Kang’ombe says  Nkana Water and Sewerage Company, is  not equal to the task of normalizing the supply of water to Riverside ward.

The Civic leader said complaints of poor water supply from residents are genuine because he was also equally affected by the poor supply of water, a bad situation which  he  said had been prevailing over the last number of days.

“In most cases, residents only have water for 1 hour per day and sometimes not a single drop of water the whole day. Secondly, the quality of the water been supplied during that rare 1 hour per day is not up to the expected standards for human consumption in a country that is blessed with so many natural water sources,” said Kang’ombe

Kang’ombe said Nkana Water needs to take these water samples to the laboratories to determine the suitability for consumption of the water been supplied.

“ I actually wish to urge NWASCO to take up this matter with Nkana Water and sewerage to ensure that at the end of the day the residents of Riverside ward get good quality and constant supply of water,” he said.

He said Central government has facilitated adequate financial support to Nkana Water and Sewerage through loans provided by ADB (Africa development Bank) for rehabilitation and expansion of existing water plants and residents therefore do not expect this situation to continue beyond this week.

“If it means the essential workers attending to this problem beyond normal working workers let it be because it is unacceptable to deny people water every day for the last 7 days when the water treatment plants are in full operation at Bulangililo and Kafue water works,” he said.