Government has received a loan of about US$ 786, 000 dollars which is about K8.3 million from the World Bank to construct a Dam in Zimba District of Southern Province.
Energy and Water Development permanent secretary Edward Chomba who handed over the Dam site to the contractor Victor Matebeke from Savenda Constructions of Zimbabwe, in Zimba District yesterday said the dam would be used for water for domestic animals, households and also irrigation.
Bishop Chomba said the construction of the dam was expected to start soon and was expected to be completed before the end of the year.
Bishop Chomba said government was taking a holistic approach as it wanted the people in the country to have access to clean and safe drinking water.
“The Dam will benefit the local people as some will be employed during the construction process. Government is working vigoursly so that everyone can have access to clean and safe drinking water,” Bishop
Chomba said.
He said the World bank was also funding the rehabilitation of the Ndondi Dam of Pemba District which was constructed in 1958.
The Dam’s spillways had collapsed and during the rehabilitation process the dam walls would be elevated.
Bishop Chomba also toured the rehabilitation works for Ndondi and Nachibanga whose works started in April this year.
He said similar projects were also being undertaken on the Copperbelt,North Western and Luapula provinces.
Earlier Bishop Chomba with his team from the Ministry of Energy paid a courtesy call on Southern Province Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba where he said that the supervision of the construction and rehabilitation of the Dams should be done by the provincial administration.
And Mr Simuchoba assured his counterpart that the provincial administration would ensure that the contractor was effectively supervised.
He said the there was a realisation amongst the local people on the effects of deforestation which has also affected the area.
Loans everyday. This is too much. Am changing camp VIVA HH
For Jameson and prostitutes, then every Zambian must be taxed to pay back all that with interest on behalf of drunk Lungu till they die
We have REALLY SUNK SO LOW!! A Zimbabwean company to come & build a dam for us???????
So we borrow money, instead of empowering Zambian Engineering firms, we empower others – SO NO MONEY IN OUR POCKETS except the Thieves Pockets!!!! Ba PamaFi kwena mula nya, na panshi pa nunka!!!
Vote WISELY 11/8/2016!! Vote Zambia FORWARD!! Vote UPND!! Vote for a party with a VISION FOR THE Country!!! Abantu baya!!
#chagwamustfall!! #PamaFikuyabebele!!
I thank you!!
You see now P.Ss heading these events yet we are still paying the lazy ministers salaries on leave!!
Whichever way, HH made a self-inflicting pain.
He has dribbled himself from continuing with his political career.
HH’s political career has been deeply challenged, because after losing in August 2016 he will be forced to retire from active politics by the ‘guys’ or is he going to accept to be a mere UPND member, or at least a member of the NEC?
Let us assume that in the unlikely even he won the election (forgive me for assuming the impossible), GBM would be a thorn in HH’s flesh – take it or leave it. GBM would have a constitutional mandate just like HH, and HH will have no powers to fire him. Those who know GBM will tell you, that HH’s would not be easy.
You may not like what I have said but that matters little the point is that, whichever way, HH’s career has taken a self-inflicted challenge because of greed – the hunger and thirsty for State House.
More campaign loans……
SMOKE SCREEN.
ECL’s HAS JUST RECEIVED THIS MONTH ALLOCATION.
HIS WORTH HAS CHANGED FROM THE K23 MILLION
WHILE YOU ARE STILL DEBATING.
KALOBA GOVT. USELESS PFOOLS TAKING US INTO THE UNIP-ERA IMF/WORLD BANK DEBT TRAP. Mxxxm!!!
Where will the money come from to pay these loans? Mxxxm!!!
The Drunken Fool is at it again. I’ve personally been to Zimba in Southern Province. Firstly, Zimba is not in dire need of a dam. There’s already a water body in Namadula-C area which is sufficient for both irrigation and domestic use. So why acquire such funds to construct a dam in a place with abundant water? Why not use that money to help Zimba farmers acquire farm inputs for the next farming season? Or better still, upgrade Zimba mission hospital. Secondly, a Zimbabwean contractor? Lol, The Drunken Fool always finds new ways of lowering Mother Zambia’s standards. That is campaign money hidden behind the guise of developmental projects. He thinks he’ll appease the people of Zimba with a resource they have in abundance.. Anyway,that’s the type of reasoning you begin to employ when…
DA PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD ZAMBIA want to know why must a Zimbabwian company costruct the dam and not a Zambian company….smelling like Mud !!
First sentence doesnt make sense. …this lazy Lungus govt of loans then celebrate like they paid for it yet putting more debt on our children!!
Just relocate your family to wherever you think they don’t pay tax and service loans.
SO CIVIL SERVANTS EXPECT NORMAL PAY DAY THIS MONTH.
KIKIKIKI
HH Techilema – Efyo twachulile ukubwesha inkongole iwe ule asuke fyo. Waba each colour ngauli mwaume ngauli mwana kashi waba each loaf.
Naiwe walikwata fyonse walumbula. Shame on you.
More money in their Pockets!!