Villagers in Bbuyu area in Chief Muchila’s area in Namwala have been drinking untreated water from shallow wells for the past six years.
Bbuyu village Development Committee chairperson, Stanley Chilutakuhuba, told ZANIS in an interview that more than 200 villagers in the area rely on water from shallow wells since the borehole broke down six years ago.
Mr Chilutakuhuba explained that waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea, have persisted in the area due to the unsafe drinking water.
He said the villagers were sharing water from shallow water points with their cattle, a situation which he said further exposed them to health hazards.
“In view of the water problem we have here, we are requesting government through the Ministry of Energy and Water development to assist us drill another borehole or repair the old one,” said Mr Chilutakuhuba.
The government is this year expected to drill 55 new boreholes in Namwala District in an effort to increase the provision of clean drinking water to the people.
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Again its the Gov”t”s failure to provide for the peaple, please put boreholes for the peaple who vote for you. don”t just wait for their vote in 2011.
Really sad!!!
Very unfortunate situation. And how can any normal person expect such villagers with “Bbuyu village Development Committee chairperson, Stanley Chilutakuhuba, told ZANIS in an interview that more than 200 villagers in the area rely on water from shallow wells since the borehole broke down six years ago. Mr Chilutakuhuba explained that waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea, have persisted in the area due to the unsafe drinking water.” situation to vote for the MMD political in any one election if they are not given financial handouts at the voting periods?
Very sad.I mean we have a lot of NGOs in Zed and really these NGOs cant just deliver some clorin to these people.
And people wonder why these chaps go to the rivers and battle with crocodiles?
How sure is this report? I know of certain root that villagers use to treat water. When thrown into the water, this root purifies the water and there’s no danger in drinking it at all.
Perhaps this is what these villagers have been doing.
GRZ is waiting for the ngo’s to bail them out while their people are slowly dieing,,,,, them and their children are driving the latest S class benzes, pajeros ond bmws that cost tens of thousands of dollars wen the price of one could save the lives of many