Sat, 27 May 2017 11:02:15 +0000 I DO not approve the idea of sinking boreholes in Luapula Province because the region has plenty of natural water bodies, Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Lloyd Kaziya has said. And Mr. Kaziya has instantly dismissed a Luapula Water and Sewerage Company manager for Nchelenge for supplying raw water to the people of Nchelenge. Meanwhile, Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa said the issue of water was not given full attention before President Edgar Lungu created the Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection. Giving a comment on his tour of Luapula to commission completed water projects in Samfya, Mansa, Mwense, Nchelenge and Kawambwa, Mr. Kaziya said he did not believe a Province that boasted of lakes and rivers could be drinking water from the boreholes. The Minister said Government was not considering sinking boreholes as a priority for Luapula when water could be sourced from […]
