Here are the key takeaway points from the UPND statement on the Copperbelt Water Project:
1. Major Infrastructure Milestone:
The $450 million Copperbelt water project is a significant national development initiative launched by President Hakainde Hichilema.
2. Job Creation and Economic Growth:
The project is designed to create jobs through construction, administration, and maintenance work, as well as boost local economies via aquaculture, irrigation, and tourism.
3. Improved Water Access:
Over one million people across Ndola, Luanshya, Masaiti, and Mufulira will benefit from clean, treated water, with 17,000 new household connections and support for 17,000 farmers.
4. Public-Private Partnership:
Around $200 million of the project funding came through a public-private partnership, without adding to national debt.
5. Project Continuity:
The UPND government resumed the project that had stalled at 60% under the PF administration, reinforcing their commitment to development continuity.
6. Environmental and Livelihood Benefits:
The inclusion of aquaculture aims to provide alternative income sources while promoting environmental sustainability.
7. No New Borrowing:
The government emphasized that the project was completed without incurring new loans, highlighting responsible fiscal management.
8. Institutional Growth:
The project will also support new government infrastructure in Ndola and Luanshya, contributing to long-term service delivery and employment
9. Transparency and Accountability:
On broader governance, the UPND reiterated its stance on transparency, referencing arrests and recoveries related to donor fund mismanagement in the health sector.
© UPND Media Team
Insoni ebuntu you are just busy massaging the story to suit your narrative.Mulelapila
I am also wondering what the story is about. Three generations of my family have grown up and lived in Luanshya, Ndola Mufulira and Kitwe. There has always been water-fresh clean water- on the copperbelt. So what is is this INITIATIVE by Mr Hakainde that should make us all start clapping hands for him. Ukulwisha utwakusonta when election approaches!!
You know, the situation the real situation will show after elections, as of now we can continue to be entertained with lovely stories, but who feels it knows it.
Snide remarks are much. If one is so old. The Lusaka National Museum awaits.
Old relics and archives are usually kept there. And they dont find time to appear from time to time away from their archives. They just sit in the archives and gather dust.
Sometimes PF lunatics need to realise their time and their ideas are up. Best kept in Lusaka National Museum. As a moment that plagued us in history. Occassionally raising ones head, is just an irritation to others, but ONESELF as well.