Khaya Moyo commissions Plumtree water works
Hon Khaya Moyo Simon

Hon Khaya Moyo Simon

Innocent Ruwende in Plumtree
Senior Minister of State Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo on Thursday commissioned the Plumtree Water Works rehabilitated under a US$40 million Emergency Rehabilitation and Risk Reduction Programme. The rehabilitation was done by Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund. It was sponsored by Australia, United Kingdom, Belgium and Spain.

Speaking during a ministerial visit of Rural Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Plumtree and Bulilima Rural District Council, Minister Khaya Moyo said the improvement of water supply and sanitation services occupied a prominent position in Zim-Asset.

He said the Constitution of Zimbabwe underscored the need by the State and its arms to ensure access to safe, clean and portable water for the citizenry.
Minister Khaya Moyo urged local authorities to deploy the bulk of their revenue to critical areas like the provision of water and sanitation.

“Local authorities are the face of Government at sub-national level. Accordingly, it is expected that your operations must be driven by needs of communities that you lead.

“Government expects you to ensure that issues to do with service delivery in general and water and sanitation in particular are always on the agenda of council business,” he said.

“That approach will ensure that local authorities are in a position not only to drive implementation of relevant projects and programmes, but also track progress and impact of the interventions.”

Unicef country representative Mr Reza Hossaini said Government had over the years provided leadership and tirelessly, often under difficult conditions, provided water and sanitation to communities across Zimbabwe.

“Under the Emergency Response and Risk Reduction Programme, Unicef has supported at least 20 urban councils, critical rural service centres and growth points to improve WASH services. An example is the waterworks being commissioned here,” he said.

Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo said the Rural WASH programme was targeting 1,72 million people in five provinces .

“To this end, emphasis has been placed on the construction of new boreholes, rehabilitation of non-functional boreholes and supply of piped water to communities.

“The programme is also targeting to reach 3 300 communities vis-a-vis access to improved sanitation.”
“Our expectation is that by 2016, we would have increased access to safe water and sanitation from 61 percent to 80 percent.”

Environment, Water and Climate Minister Saviour Kasukuwere said Government, working with Unicef and the Australian government, mobilised US$30 million to follow up with a water and sanitation programme for 14 small   towns.

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