EDITORIAL: Work together to stem needless loss of water

Reports that only 30 per cent of water treated and pumped by Kilimanjaro Water Supply Company Limited (Kiliwater) actually reaches consumers with the rest going to waste are representative of a problem that is prevalent in almost all urban areas.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

The Citizen Daily

26 Mar

STEM needless loss of water

STEM needless loss of water  The Citizen Daily

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Jun

MY TAKE ON THIS: Water researchers who are not worth their work

>Budget for the ministry of Water was passed last Monday after a rigorous debate with some MPs threatening to turn down the financial plan. From the Bunge proceedings it was evident that the minister for Water, Prof Jumanne Maghembe was at pain to explain to the law-makers his plans to ensure that Tanzanians get water.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Dec

EDITORIAL: The new cabinet is here, let’s get down to work

President John Magufuli unveiled yesterday his list of 34 ministers. This major announcement came exactly 35 days after he was sworn in as President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and 45 days since he was elected.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Feb

EDITORIAL: Prioritise the water sector

>Media reports have it that sections of Dar es Salaam City have been without water for the past two weeks. This is yet more proof that access to water and sanitation remains low in Tanzania.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Dec

EDITORIAL: Stop this water wastage!

>Less than half of Dar es Salaam residents enjoy constant supply of piped water, and their pain of having to hustle for this key commodity is furthered by the knowledge that close to 60 per cent of the precious liquid that leaves the sources is wasted en route to the consumers.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Mar

EDITORIAL: Water conservation crucial

World Water Day marked on Saturday was a poignant reminder that fresh water is increasingly becoming scarce around the globe, setting the stage for a doomsday scenario in the next few decades. Access to water is at the centre of conflicts in some parts of Africa, and this serves to underscore the magnitude of the problem and its potential to slowly but steadily spiral out of control.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Dec

EDITORIAL: Urban planning experts have their work cut out

>The population explosion in Tanzania’s urban areas presents  a challenge that should be addressed now instead of the relevant authorities waiting until things get out of hand.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

EDITORIAL: Let’s go beyond arrests to make water woes history

>The arrest of 12 water thieves on Sunday in an operation led by the Deputy Minister for Water, Mr Amos Makalla, is most welcome, for it might awaken others of their ilk that we still have a working government, a thing that some might have been querying given the impunity which a few among us display at the expense of fellow Tanzanians

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Feb

EDITORIAL: Banning witchcraft won’t work, just educate people

>A report released by a global organisation The Pew Research Centre April 15, 2010 named Tanzanians as the most superstitious in Africa.

 

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