Ndola Rural Kuchiwala Villagers complain of ‘Water Blues’
Kuchilengwa Village in Kwachiwala area Ndola Rural in water blues Wednesday 23rd August 2017 pix by Tendai Posiana
A community representative and former headman, Mwansa Chanda lamented in an interview with a Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection Media Site Visit on Enhancing Public Resource Governance in Kuchilengwa Village in Kwachiwala area of Ndola Rural, Copperbelt Province of grappling in water blues Wednesday 23rd August 2017 -Picture by Tendai Posiana
This water situation picture is worth a thousand words established during Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection Media Site Visit on Enhancing Public Resource Governance in Kuchilengwa Village in Kwachiwala area of Ndola Rural, Copperbelt Province of grappling in water blues Wednesday 23rd August 2017 – Picture by Tendai Posiana
By Tendai Posiana in Ndola Rural, Copperbelt Province
FOLLOWING a decision by Zambezi Portland Cement Limited to relocate over 300 people occupying land acquired by the firm, in 2015, communities complain that sanitation is still deplorable as depicted by water being consumed for among 129 households, animal grazing and farming, two years after being displaced.
A community representative and former headman, Mwansa Chanda lamented in an interview with a Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection Media Site Visit on Enhancing Public Resource Governance in Kuchilengwa Village in Kwachiwala area of Ndola Rural, Copperbelt Province of grappling in water blues Wednesday 23rd August 2017.
Mr. Chanda is worried that villagers remain at risk of contracting water bourne diseases as they continue to consume contaminated water.
“We are worried that the bore-hole sunk here is not giving us quality water as this source is giving us contaminated water. We are really disappointed as we feel cheated to come hear on account of the two-roomed houses constructed by Zambezi Portland Cement. We are now regretting to accepted to be relocated,” complained Mr. Chanda.
Mr. Chanda is bitterly complained that children do not have access to quality education and families have no access to good health.
Zambezi Portland Cement Limited is a Cement Factory situated in Ndola, the second largest city in Zambia which is also known as the Zambian Industrial Capital.
This water situation picture is worth a thousand words established during Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection Media Site Visit on Enhancing Public Resource Governance in Kuchilengwa Village in Kwachiwala area of Ndola Rural, Copperbelt Province of grappling in water blues Wednesday 23rd August 2017 – Picture by Tendai Posiana
Zambezi Portland Cement whose tagline is “The way of building Zambia by Providing High Quality Cement” started operations in 2009, breaking a long-standing monopoly in the cement supplying sector in Zambia where the lack of product and its high cost were seriously affecting the construction and mining industries.
The ZPCL plant has a current production of 1350 MT of 42.5N cement per day in conformity with the international standards-Pictures by Tendai Posiana.
