Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company will spend 5.4 million United States dollars on prepaid meter installation in Ndola and Luanshya’s Districts.
Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company Public Relations Officer, Fales Mwanza said 30 thousand customers are targeted under the prepared meter installation project.
Mrs. Mwanza said ten thousand prepaid meters have already been installed in various parts of Ndola among them Itawa, Kansenshi, Kansenshi Correctional Facility among others.
She said the project is aimed at reducing non water revenue which the water utility firm has been facing in the two districts.
“We have so far managed to install ten thousand of prepaid water meters in Ndola under phase one. We are now in phase two where another 20 thousand meters will be installed in other parts of Ndola and Luanshya,” she said.
Mrs. Mwanza also disclosed that the project will further be extended to Masaiti and Mpongwe districts once the water utility company finishes laying water pipes in the two areas.
Mrs. Mwanza said the utility company is optimistic that once complete the project will have a significant reduction in water loss and subsequently increase revenue collection.
She has urged customers to jealously look after the meters that have come at a huge cost to the water utility company in trying to achieve a balanced situation between consumers and the company.
Mrs. Mwanza said this will also enable consumers to only pay for what they are consuming as well as allowing the water supplying company reduce on operational costs.
Phase one of the project commenced in November 2019 in Ndola’s Pamodzi Township and phase two has commenced this October 2020 and will be completed next year.
Most of these water utilities are struggling to even treat and pump water to their clients. Almost all of them owe Zesco substantial amounts of money in unpaid electricity bills. I have never heard of any that’s up to date. So I don’t there’s any prudence in the decision to spend $5.4M just on prepaid meters. I’ve never heard of any institution in Zambia, including Zesco whose cash-flow improved after the installation of pre-paid meters. These look like imposed projects because from where did they get the money to procure such? There’s always a monthly charge for the meter which means clients will pay for those meters. The truth is that there will still be no water 24/7 in the communities that Kafubu Water services. Try to address real challenges and not scape goats
But no mmbwa ishi. Where did this dullness come from? $5 million to be wasted.
Those failed in India, now they are selling you.
Ukukulila mu PF lisambi.
Those bends on the meter are not necessary.
Inefficient use of resources and time. I can just cry how much will be wasted by this plumber.
IT IS PAINFUL WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR LEADERS OF THE DAY. I WANT TO SEE WHERE ONE DAY THINGS SHALL BE SAID YES NOW WE ARE PURE PROUD AND FREE ZAMBIANS.
PEOPLE, DID YOU KNOW THE COST IMPLICATING ON “” Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company will spend 5.4 million United States dollars on prepaid meter installation in Ndola and Luanshya’s Districts”” ,
THIS WILL BE THROWN ON CUSTOMER AND THE COST OF SERVICING RATE OF WATER WILL BE HIGER. WHY ARE YOU KILLING CITIZENS LIKE THIS WITH HARSH BITING ECONOMY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NO EMPLOYMENT AT ALL?
IMAGINE WATER AND SEWARAGE IN NW PROVINCE, IF YOU MAY KNOW TODAY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE THE WHOLE ZAMBIA NOT EVEN TO BE COMPARED WITH WATER UTILITY AT STATEHOUSE. AWEKWENA HAVE MERCY ON THE CITIZENS TWALILA PAFULA.