Many Malawians of goodwill are extremely concerned about credible allegations of the awarding of the Mzimba Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project by Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) and the grave mathematical error in it. There is need for a full, thorough Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) investigation into the corruption allegations, with full civil society […]
Villages in Chitipa are for the first time enjoying uninterrupted water supply of potable water thanks to the completion of a US$13 million (about K7.5 billion) water project in the district by Northern Region Water Board (NRWB). The NRWB’s project included construction of a water intake weir on Kalenge River, treatment and storage tanks connected […]
Malawi Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned officials of Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) to be quizzed on suspicioun of fraud of the Mzimba Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project . NRWB has lately come under spotlight for awarding the contract at $3.9 million more than Sawa Group’s bid price of $10.1 million. The […]
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) has come under fire for awarding a $14 million contract to Sawa Group when the bidding price was $10.1 million. The contract is for the Mzimba Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project. The contract was increased by 40 percent after it had been awarded. The development has raised eye brows. The project […]
Malawi Parliament on Friday passed the bill to allow government to borrow MK16.4bn from the European Investment Bank to help the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) improve its efficiency and to rehabilitate the Lunyangwa Dam. Presenting the Bill to the House, Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, said the loan had a 20-year repayment period with a […]
Residents of Karonga the northern border district of Malawi have asked the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) officials to start carrying their social responsibilities in the area, saying the company is enriching political leaders and organizations out of their expense. The communities referred to the company’s recent donation of K1.5 million to the First lady’s […]
The Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) on Monday donated MK1.5 Million to Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM) for the education of a girl child. The financial support complements to the trust’s efforts of ensuring that girls particularly the vulnerable complete their education and by that way, fulfill their dreams and aspirations. Speaking after receiving the cheque […]
The Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) officials in Karonga the northern part of Malawi have on Wednesday admitted that the newly established water billing system in the district has brought anomalies to their customers. This follows the outcry that 95 percent of the NRWB customers in the district have been charged abnormal water bills this […]
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) says despite making steady progress in new water supply system where some consumers pay bill through pre-paid metres, the institution still faces challenge to extend the pre-paid system mainly due to weak cash flow. NRWB introduced pre-paid meters in 2014 but almost two years after the introduction of the system […]
Communities in Chitipa have partnered with Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) to reforest Kalenge River catchment area for the sustainability of a US$12 million water system currently under construction to end the district’s 52-year-old water woes. Piped water woes are a common phenomenon in Malawi. Quite often there is erratic water supply in the country’s […]
Customers of Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) have accused the utility body of stealing from them with the present billing system. The disclosure was made in Mzuzu recently during presentation findings done by Kalondolondo in two separate areas of Rumphi district. Findings showed that several people in the aforementioned areas “are not satisfied with the […]
Officials from the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) Monday this week shunned a meeting where Mzuzu based Youth Watch Society inaugurated the Kalondolondo programme assessment of delivery of water services. “I personally delivered the invitation letter to their offices and they assured us that they will attend. I am also surprised why they are not […]
The country’s consumers should expect to spend more on water usage as the country’s five water boards have hiked their tariffs with the proposed increments pending the minister’s endorsement. According to documents which Nyasa Times has sourced, the water boards namely Northern Region Water Board (NRWB), Lilongwe Water Board (LWB), Central Region Water Board (CRWB), […]
Some local non-governmental organization (NGOs) have teamed up, challenging the pre-paid meters project Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) is currently implementing and have since written World Bank, funding the scheme, to suspend it, pending further review. The NGOs led by Citizen for Justice (CFJ) and Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI) demanding significantly redesign or abandon […]
There is hope that water problem at Songwe, northern part of Malawi’s border district of Karonga will be reduced courtesy of Northern Region Water Board that is implementing water system in the area that will help about 10 000 people. Speaking during a visit, Minister of Irrigation and Water Development Rich Muheya said the development […]
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) with funding from World Bank will this week start installing prepaid water metering system in some parts of Mzuzu City. NRWB’s public relations manager Edward Nyirenda said on Monday that the installation of prepaid meters will start as a pilot phase, targeting 1 200 customers. Nyirenda said the pilot phase […]
Northern Region Water Board ((NRWB) on Friday awarded its schemes that have performed well during the last quarter at a Chipopoma cha Kawiruwiru prize presentation gala held at Mame motel in Mzimba. Chipopoma cha Kawiruwiru performance improvement awards is an initiative that was incepted in 2007 as a means of motivating staff in order to […]
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) Chief Executive Officer Titus Mtegha has taken advantage of the fuel scarcity in the country to become a fuel supplier to the government owned company which he runs. Mtegha refused to comment on the issue. He claimed he is not involved in procurement of goods and services for NRWB. The […]