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Kaunda Square gets waste ponds

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The Millennium Challenge Account Zambia has handed over an 11 million dollar Waste Stabilization ponds in Lusaka’s Kaunda Square residential.

Minister of Water, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Dennis Wanchinga says the expansion of the sanitation facilities will help avert outbreaks of water borne diseases.

Dr Wanchnga was speaking during the handover the 11 million United States dollars Kaunda Square Waste Stabilization ponds by Millennium Challenge Account Zambia, in Lusaka.

Dr Wanchnga said the recent Cholera outbreak could not have been recorded if proper sanitary facilities had been put in place.

The Minister said Government and its cooperating partners are investing heavily in the water and sanitation sector to improve the lives of people.

And United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote is pleased with the Zambian Government’s move to prioritise the health of the people.

Mr. Foote said the US government will continue to partner with Zambia to improve the water and sanitation sector.

He explained that the US government donates US$ 500million annually, mainly aimed at reducing poverty levels as well as improving the lives of Zambians.

Meanwhile, Millennium Challenge Corporation Principal Deputy Vice President Kyeh Kim says the handover of the stabilisation ponds is a demonstration that the MCC is delivering on its promises.
[ZNBC]

12 COMMENTS

  1. I haven’t seen anything like that in America, wonder what kind of “waste” is in that water.
    If you have $11 million to Miles Sampa, what can he do with it;
    – WiFi
    – upstairs cemetery

  2. Thank-you… I just hope there is a plan to contain the problem of mosquito breeding. In garden compound near those sewer ponds and the surrounding areas, am not sure if those are mosquitoes, flies or bees… it’s crazy.

    • I wish you’re there in the 1960s to 70s. Those sewer ponds were like a tourist center. The surroundings were of orchards and different birds would be circling and perching as you relaxed on embankment. The waste was dried into compost manure which our parents would send us to buy for our cabbage, tomatoes etc gardens. In short it was a sight to behold. After nationalizing the council staffing, all hell broke loose. The result is what we see now. Shame.

  3. shame ! was on the Millennium Challenge website some of the works they are upgrading have been touched since 1970s….1986 can`t understand where all our Eurobonds have disappeared this $355million dollars projects the americans are do you can this the progress and development but we instead spend millions on firetracks and our markets are still burning

    • They have even more than enough change in the account to tar roads in Meanwood which this utterly useless govt lamentable failed to do.

  4. If these were a Chinese loan or GRZ contract this project would have cost minimum $25million…simply look at what the US Millennium $450million account is delivering, drainage, tapwater as far as in Meanwood via Chelston, all over Lusaka. The funny thing is there is still change left over in that account which the US will take back on the deadline as projects have been delivered on time and under budget….now look at what these morons in PF did with $750million and $1.2 billion Eurobond.

  5. Yes, ponds in garden were clean up to 1980s As someone has said, the don ward chairmen killed the councils completely.RThis was under one-party government. If was didn’t know these were sewer ponds, he/she could drink the water. It was clear and clean, but bawamuyaya spoiled it all! There was fish which used to control the mosquito breeding.

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