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Concerned citizen
7 years ago

Thank you Mr Minister. This is an excellent development. Put in the right hand this will transform lives. I have seen this work elsewhere.

Thitherward 'wendo
Thitherward 'wendo
7 years ago

All types of pump require regular inspection and maintenance. Seals, bearings, and so on should be replaced when it is observed that they are about to fail. This is a lot cheaper than waiting for major failure; then replacing the entire pump. Unfortunately, ours is not a maintenance-friendly culture. Now that many of our treadle pumps have failed irreparably through lack of maintenance, the ministry is going to replace them with fuel-powered pumps that cannot be repaired by a bush-mechanic, but will need to be serviced by specially trained personnel. When they break down, there will be long delays before… Read more »

dikisan
dikisan
7 years ago

Matractor First. Za OVOP alongosole. Osatenganso ngongole ina pomwe zina sizinaoneke komwe zinalalowera please! Adzukulu anthu adzavutika kubweza ngongole zimenezi.

chikopa
chikopa
7 years ago

Yeah! Manyuchi @ 1 mwayankhulatu chipongwe. Paja lamulo lotaya mpweya linayandikira. Azibambo amakana treadle pumps ati engine imanokola. Kodi akadalipobe? Paja sidabwera ndi amwenye aku Mapeto DWSM. Solar appears to be more plausible for me because they can run with our limited resources.

Paseli Pathambo
Paseli Pathambo
7 years ago

A Msaka, zaka zisanu zapitazo ku ministry of Agriculture kudali motorized irrigation engines. Mabwana anagawana zones ndiye lero mukuti chiyani? By the way, how has Mr. Ziphwisi started at Ministry of Agriculture?

Stolen Tractors
Stolen Tractors
7 years ago

Where are the tractors? And now you want to cheat us with engines. You want to steal them as you did with the tractors,to all MPs if they say that you should approve a loan don’t approve coz they will fool you again.

Manyuchi
Manyuchi
7 years ago

Treadle pumps was UDF cashgate and DPP wants to add to the corrupt the fuel or electronic machines. Where is the bulldozer, George Ziphwisi Chaponda?

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