A legendary Mporokoso inventor Charles Mumba has invented another machine as way to maximize the potential in hydro energy.Mr Mumba unveiled the water compressor to the public when Northern Province Permanent Secretary Hlobotha Nkunika paid a courtesy call at his farm in Mporokoso today.He said hydropower generation should not be a problem when Zambia has the potential to utilize its abundant water resource.Mr Mumba who bemoaned the continued low voltage being experienced in Mporokoso district said he was capable of supplying electric power to more than 250 households in the area.
He revealed that he has the gift of brains that he must put to full use and benefit the local people.Mr Mumba told the Permanent Secretary that the newly invented water compressor was using the same water, which runs the turbines that generate sufficient power at his farm.
[pullquote]Mr.Mumba generates his own electricity at his farm and said he was capable of supplying electric power to more than 250 households in the area.[/pullquote]
Mr Mumba however bemoaned lack of support from the Zambian government whom he alleged to have been reluctant in assisting him in putting material to generate power since he started the project nine years ago.Mr. Mumba said he was ready to supply 1 megawatt of electricity to Mporokoso community if government could secure him two 500 kilowatts generators.
And Northern Province Permanent Secretary Hlobotha Nkunika has described Charles Mumba as an indigenous genius who uses simple but viable technology to generate power from water.Mr Nkunika said Mr Mumba’s efforts must be embraced by government so that he could assist in reducing the power deficits the nation is facing.
Mr Nkunika said Mr Mumba has proved to the nation that he was capable of assisting in increasing power generation and encourage the technology advancement of the modern times.
The Permanent Secretary was amazed that a man with humble education could be a beacon of science and technology.
Mr Mumba first invented the turbines by using a tractor shaft, then improved the generation plant in 2010 and this year (2013) he has invented a water pump compressor that pumps water to irrigate his crops.
Don’t worry Mumba,your shall finally be realised under PF! We thank God for your life!
This man is a genius- these are the kinds of people we need in Zambia.
Hey, what are you saying about the rest of us man!!
You are right, but some things should not be left to GRZ alone.
Prof. Chirwa should employ that man Charles Mumba, he is best engineer Zambia has ever produced. No you people of theories yekayeka.
LT How does one get in touch with this gentleman?
Wow ! I`m impressed.This is wonderful Mumba.People like this should be nurtured and encouraged.Way to go…whatever happened to Jets in schools.
Picture of the so called machine please? Waoh! in Zambia ka our own Einsteins ka? Can we have more of those machines and start exporting electricity? dont sale that machine to any of those greedy guys, lets monopolise this great discovery! I see more jobs being created here really cool.
the guy is brilliant and creative so don’t compare him to einstein because einstein was a theoretical physicist better compare him to Tesla
I dont want to be negative. However, am told there is a story about his initial claim of the invention. It was started by some white man and he later hijacked the idea. Am aware that govt. put some money in this project and it would be good for him to outline how far he has gone with money that was put in this project. And point of correction, if he aims at producing 1MW, then he can supply electricity to over 1000 rural households
How many brilliant ideas have the white man stolen from us..whether he stole the idea o not the guy is simply a genius and must be emulated and supported by all.Hope the government wont make this into a political scene!!!!!!
Last time i checked, the so called white man stole all my strong African brothers and killed all the indigenous Americans! By the way they are still stealing ideas every day, ask samsung, Apple, Google, OR and Mark zuker face book! talk about stealing!Mwatusabila, twaleniuko ifabupuba atase!
Try to do something without copying we see
Is it jelousy or simply inferiority complex you are exhiting? Bro. Mumba please continue improving on this wonderful invention. The PF government should also get involved un this venture without further delay.
Now my free advice to him: He should put together a bankable document and source for finance from govt. agencies like Citizen Empowerment. And he should also negotiate with zesco for a power purchase agreement unless he will be supplying power for free.
good man.. maybe genius.. LT please give us his CV
UNIVERSITIES SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FOR MORE RESEARCH INTO IMPROVING THE SAME MACHINE. CBU COMMON, CHAPS.
which universities are you talking about. Let tell this man correct things and progressive ideas like patenting and copyright not these universities whose lecturers have stolen students research. God forbid Mr. Mumba
HE HAS NO THEORY!!!!!!!
HOW IS HE GOING TO EXPLAIN HIS DESIGNS ?
patent it
Yes, patent the idea – ask Lovemore Mweene( google ), he would sure help ! Good luck !
Really humble education? Most geniuses come from humble backgrounds sometimes circumstancies bwana minister force people not to reach far in education, thats why i never look down on anyone.If we could research, people with so called humble education may just be the geniuses of this world more than the self proclaimed ones.
Great news for Zambia. though not a first. Im aware of a kenyan woman supplying power in her village with her invention.
You even know the materials she is using! This one is different. Said this because I know about it.
If anyone watches the show Dragon’s Den they should know how to turn such inventions into businesses, but this is Zed, I concur with #8 Peter, our Universities should be at the fore front of improving these technologies an help ease the cost of producing and delivering electricity, maybe we can save our trees.
Honestly Sata is a communist who does not believe in the innovation of small businesses like Mporokoso inventor Charles Mumba!
Dictator Sata believe that Govt should nationalize & run businesses that is why he grabbed ZAMTEL & appointed his relatives & stooges to mismanage this company which is experiencing a lot of nepotism now!
Mporokoso inventor Charles Mumba business may end up being grabbed by Sata in the end!
Can you Moroon stop talking about the president. What has the president to do with this invention? are you sick or what? Why dont you follow you fellow haters to a farm in SA and do what you love most—-BITTERNESS
THIS MAN IS A GRADE NINE DROP OUT!!!! HE HAS NOT LEARNT ANY SCIENCE AT A HIGHER I MEAN AT VARSITY LEVEL HENCE HE CANT ARTICULATE THE TECHNOLOGY HE CLAIMS TO HAVE INVERTED.HE IS USING BLACK MAGIC .BELIEVE ME.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO KAPUTA OR MUNUNGA WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE AKALUMBA?
ONLY WHITE PEOPLE CAN INVENT SUCH TECHNOLOGIES!!! THE INTELLIGENCE OF ALL BLACKS IS BELOW AVERAGE!!!
From your name and your comment, your brain is really rotten, i wonder how you survive, by the way you are living in a black mans land if you are white or yellow you must be one of those they call white trash i think even worse off.
@BO MUNYENGE MUNYENGE I find your statement to be very…childish at best. One doesn’t need to be a university graduate to make something work so long as h has a grasp on the principles of physics. And to say that the intelligence of blacks being below average is painful and unacceptable. if you are dull stay that way some of us want this country to improve. It is very nice that Zambians can create solutions by themselves, don’t pull us down with your small mind.
@ NKWAZI _FLYING
PEOPLE SPEND MANY YEARS SITTING BEHIND THE DESK IN ORDER TO GRASP THE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIC AND EVEN DO A PROJECT IN ORDER TO GET A BSc or Beng.
That is inferiority complex upon oneself. Please; be out of the box.
Well if it is black magic we still want to patent it
@ Munyenge. I have a B. eng
GRZ & the business community should partner with this man. He is the kind of people we need like that man who wanted to take man to space.
This gentleman is indeed a genius. These are the people CEEC MUST empower, and not just cadres, like was the case in MMD era. Charles Mumba’s ingenuity was first reported by the Post sometime back. The Post carried out an article about this man’s invention. If my memory serves right, Mr. Mumba must be a son of former Minister in UNIP Govrnment, and he must have gone up to Grade 11…Need to check in the Post’s archive!
THIS MAN MUMBA FAILED GRADE NINE!!! DOES YOUR BRAIN ALSO OPERATE BELOW AVERAGE? ARE YOU AN IMBECILE?
HOW HONESTLY CAN A PERSON WHO HAS NEVER GRASPED ANY ENGINEERING CONCEPTS COME OUT AND BRAINWASH YOU THAT HE IS AN INVERTER?
The problem with you dimwits is that you believe the saying of every jim and jack!!!
munyenge or whatever you call yourself you dont deserve to be living because you stopped thinking a long time ago.
people how can we get in touch with this man so that we see his brilliant invention.this are the people we need not who just wait for GRZ for FSI.
THIS MAN DOESNT KNOW CACULUS, DIFFERENTIANTION,TRIGNOMETRICAL FUNCTIONS AND INTERGRATION.HE SHOULD LEAVE SUCH THINGS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TO UNIVERSITY AND UNDERSTANDS ELECTRICAL ENGINNERING BETTER.
THIS SO CALLED INVENTION IS A MILESTONE TO PEOPLE OF AVERAGE INTELLECT,TYPICAL OF BLACKS!!!!
Are u white? What calculus was in the brains of those migrants in the US who worked wonders? So you call us for a contest in calculus or is it trig? Invention is a product of overcoming suffering. Think outside the box please! Mostly people who post that way are those who got low grades in their courses.
Where’s your invention?
Good work keep it up baMumba and pass your knowledge to your brothers and kids.
WHAT KNOWLEDGE?
HE DOENT HAVE ALL THE DETAILS ON PAPER OR COMPUTER!!!
HOW IS HE GOING TO PASS ON THE KNOWLEDGE?
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CHECK HIS ENGINEERING DESIGNS BUT ALAS HE CANT EVEN ARTICULATE HIS OWN PROJECT’!!!
Thats da problem with failure’s they can’t support their friends,even if he is a grade 9 drop out or not he’s invented something.lets go mumba
I am a bit skeptical about the use of the word ‘invention’. Did he invent the tractor? It may be true that the named gentleman has adapted existing technology to run a turbine which is generating electricity. Just a bit of information, a tractor is a very versatile machine and can be modified to perform a variety of functions. I have seen it work as a water pump, compressor among other functions. It is NOT hydropower if he is using diesel to power a tractor engine which then runs a turbine to generate electricity. The report is not very clear about his technology. Just my thoughts!!
With so many hours of sunshine in Zambia, please make Solar Power affordable.
THIS MUSONDA HAS DUPED ZAMBIANS WHO HAVE MYOPIC MINDS AND THINK BELOW AVERAGE.
TYPICAL OF KOLWESTANS, HE WANTS TO START DOING MONKEY BUSINESS WITH HIS ELECTRICITY PROJECT.
I agree the report is very wishy washy. Blame our poor journalists. The points you have raised may need to be clarified
i need his details please lt call 0966999897
”Mr.Mumba generates his own electricity at his farm and said he was capable of supplying electric power to more than 250 households in the area”
THIS MUMBA IS GETTING ON MY NERVES!!!
HE BETTER KEEP HIS WAYWARD TECHNOLOGY TO HIMSELF!!!
THIS MAN IS GREAT HE NEEDS SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANIES AND THE GOVERNMENT AT LARGE
I just hope he got a worldwide patent for his idea before he went public!
What about that Kitwe Chemistry teacher who showed a model of a car some years back? Where is he?
HE IS NOWHERE!!!!THIS IS THE RESULT OF STEALING OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
The man is a genius mwe!!
Invite ka ka to show case his tortoise laptop or is it palmtop
I find Bo Munyenge’s opinions about this inverter to be very personal and negative,If he is so innovative,educated and intelligent himself,what has he got to show for it?Until he can show us what his small brain is made of,the assumably white racist must shut up!
I support innovative ideas and am here willingly offering to support this man financially so that he can grow and expand his technological ideas, How can i contact him LT help please.
Not to take away anything from this man but LT and GRZ this is not an invention or innovation.It is merely an adaptation of existing technology to do something thats already been done.
LT (Lusaka Times) Please send me his contact details, I will help in the sponsorship. Please, I am serious.
He does not have to explain his designs. Let him teach you how he came about the whole technology and work with him to improve it. I hope he has not given anyone his ideas, they will take that and buy patents and he is done. Keep your ideas to yourself till you make money for your country and yourself.
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing some research on that. And he just bought me lunch because I found it for him smile Thus let me rephrase that: Thank you for lunch!