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Zidura Ntengo Undigwere
Zidura Ntengo Undigwere
7 years ago

BWB should not cherry pick which statistic they announce to the public. Like how much they spend on ESCOM power, to pump the water, etc. We also want to know what percentage of BWB’s income goes to wages and salaries, bonuses, perks like vehicles for managers. Ms. Mateyu: Please get us these numbers, and let us judge if BWB is spending the public money wisely. It’s ironic BWB should be complaining about ESCOM: these two utilities are arguably, the worst performers when it comes to being accountable for the public purse, delivery of services, and looking for easy excuses to… Read more »

Mphondo Zagadabuka
Mphondo Zagadabuka
7 years ago

“The high is too high for us to provide excellent service….”. Ndiye kuti chani?

then

“Chairman of the committee Welani Chilenga described the development as development”. Asah amangwetu! Usawi chichi?

Nchanga wa Nchenga
Nchanga wa Nchenga
7 years ago

Does ESCOM pay for its water usage? BWB is pumping water from low area upwards which is very costly, why not pump frm Mulanje? construct dams in soche hills? Or even Chiradzulo mountain? We are all suffering frm a defficiency syndrome which only looks for donor aid for construction

The Analyst
The Analyst
7 years ago

O…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..O If we look at small equations, BWB has no moral-corporate right to complain . . . . . . First BWB needs to understand that ESCOM and BWB are separate and independent entities and the electricity bill is an operation cost (on the part of BWB) like any other. Its the same as ESCOM paying water bills; only that WATER as a commodity, is relatively cheaper – the diamond-water paradox. . . . Second, BWB needs to understand that the K420m revenue which ESCOM collects ultimately goes to govt. And if BWB is to keep it, it still shall… Read more »

Kandapako
Kandapako
7 years ago

Blantyre Water Board, please do not blame ESCOM for your failures unless you prove that ESCOM is irregularly charging the Board. If ESCOM is billing you correctly as it supposedly does with all consumers, then all consumers should also claim that ESCOM is draining them. Blantyre Water Board needs to improve on its efficiencies first. That said and done, ESCOM you are another grossly inefficient government institution. You should not automatically raise the tariff based purely on a technical formula irrespective of your meeting set targets or not. ESCOM is just another thieving parastatal. In these difficult times you need… Read more »

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