Water authority can’t deliver


HARARE - The Zimbabwe National Water Authority has no capacity to provide clean water without disruptions, the Comptroller and Auditor General's latest audit has revealed.
The audit, which was presented to the Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, said the parastatal lacked an o

perational plan and had failed to maintain plant, equipment and standby facilities. It also said there was poor record keeping at Zinwa.
“My audit revealed that Zinwa was failing to provide undisrupted water supply and water of the right quality to its customers in small towns, growth points and institutional customers such as Prison Services, Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Defence Forces,” Mildred Chisi, the auditor-general wrote in the audit.
She said Zinwa did not have a section that was responsible for coordinating the strategic and operational planning process. The planning section in Zinwa was instead responsible for preparing the catchment’s outline plans. The section should under normal circumstances be made up of engineers, technicians and economists who carry out infrastructural planning and developments within the authority. – CAJ News

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