Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:00:40 +0000 GOVERNMENT has refuted media claims that it has engaged an Israel-based company for the purification of water in Lusaka. Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection permanent secretary Bishop Ed Chomba said the ministry had called for companies that would clean up the contaminated areas in Lusaka and the Israeli company was among the firms. “We have experts in the ministry and other government wings that are capable of purifying the water. The Israeli company was only promoting their machine and we allowed them to demonstrate to us how it works. “They were able to purify the water or although they were unable to eliminate the pathogens in the water,” said He said the equipment that used was not to the required standard that the government was looking for as it was too small for the intended task at hand that of purifying all affected areas in Lusaka […]
