However, residents have complained that even the water from the boreholes is not safe to drink and there are fears of another cholera outbreak. One of the Councillors who was present at a public meeting conducted by CHRA Kadoma said that the acute water shortages were a result of a 24 meter electricity cable that was stolen. The cable supplied transmitted electric power to Chloe Dam for pumping water into Kadoma Town.
The absence of the electricity cable has seriously compromised the Councils capacity to pump water to residents. Reports from ZESA have revealed that about US$33 000 is needed to purchase the cable but the power utility does not have the money yet. Rio Tinto mining Company had pledged some money for the purchase of the cable but nothing had been done at the time of the meeting.