Japan boosts sanitation in Malawi capital city, donates refuse collection truck

Refuse collection services within Lilongwe city have received a huge boost following the donation of a refuse collection truck by the Japanese Embassy to Lilongwe City Council.

Japanese Ambassador presents the refuse vehicle to Lilongwe Mayor Desmond Bikoko
The refuse vehicle donated by Japan to Lilongwe city council

The donation is expected to ease the challenges the council has been facing in maintaining sanitation within the city with only six refuse collection vehicles operating in the entire city which has a population of over one million citizens.

Mayor for Lilongwe City, Dr Desmond Bikoko said the council has failed to offer satisfactory waste collection services due to inadequate resources to manage waste from the growing population which has also meant an increase in the amount of waste generated in the city.

“It is our wish to transform the city and ensure that sanitation is sustained in residential and commercial areas. We will therefore concurrently maximize on using the refuse collection trucks and waste transfer stations to strategize and implement effective waste management,” he said.

Bikoko pointed out that, “I should commend the government of Japan for being so generous towards our city and working hand in hand with the government to assist the council to acquire necessary resources to facilitate the establishment of an environmentally sustainable city.”

Japanese Ambassador to Malawi Kae Yanagasiwa said an improved refuse system would help the city to look clean as well as promote healthy life among the people as most African cities continue to face the challenge of keeping their cities clean due to growing population.

The council requires at least 30 skip carriers and 200 refuse compactors to be able to deliver satisfactory waste collection services in the city.

At the moment the council has 21 skip bins and 52 street bins which are used to store waste before collection against an ideal requirement of 1,000 skip and street bins.

The council does not have tipper trucks and front end loaders and they are forced to hire such vehicles whenever they are conducting waste collection exercise a thing which has increased their challenges due to inadequate financial resources.

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Mzika
Mzika
6 years ago

How many tracks have been donated? All the city required?

Adzonzi
Adzonzi
6 years ago

Make good use of them!! Look after them well……………..Thanks to private refuse collectors, otherwise there could have been garbage all over

Kaitano
Kaitano
6 years ago

D.P.P inaletsa za committee ija, anaona kuti this guy will be loved pamaso mphenya ake aja eti? This is something to appreciate!! BIKOKO osabwerela m,mbuyo. Japanese, thank you poonetsa kuti you are happy with the vision.

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