CLARIFIER MAGAZINE 2022

Kafubu Water &
Sanitation Company

CMLAAGRAIZFII ENRE

An house magazine for Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company

MESSAGE FROM MANAGING
DIRECTOR

Fellow employees, I am confident that you will enjoy
reading the clarifier, your favorite in-house magazine
produced by our Public Relations Unit. This third edi-
tion for the year 2022, is very insightful and educative.
A lot has happened in the third quarter of 2022. We
have new employees on board and others have sepa-
rated from KWSC for various reasons. To those that
have left the utility, we wish you all the best and thank
you for your service. To those that have joined KWSC,
please work hard and put in your very best.
As Managing Director, it’s my pleasure to report to you all that Completion works on the 449 million US
dollar multi-purpose Kafubu Water Supply System Project have started.
The contractor is back on site and all things being equal, this project will be ready for commissioning in the
next 12 months. The Kafulafuta Water Project is a game changer for the utility. It will significantly improve
the income of the utility once completed. On completion of this all-important project, KWSC shall also inte-
grate new customers into its database and in turn broaden its revenue collections.
The floating solar project is also on course. A Memorandum of Understanding MOU has been signed with
the developer. A feasibility study on the said project is yet to be undertaken. With these developments, I have
no doubt that KWSC will soon be among the leading water and sanitation utilities in Africa.

Enjoy your reading.
Engineer. Athanasius .K. Mwaba.
Managing Director Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company.

WORLD BANK PARTNERS WITH KAFUBU WATER!

The World Bank has developed a program dubbed, And as a way of recognizing the utility’s efforts in
“ Utility of the Future (UoF),” a program designed providing clean and safe water supply to residents
to ignite, materialize and maintain transformation including acceptable sanitation, the World Bank
efforts in Water and Sanitation Utilities across the yesterday bestowed the “Utility of the Future” award
country. The institution has since partnered with on KWSC. This development now means that KWSC
Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC as and the World Bank will in the next 100 days work
part of collaborated and strengthened efforts to flat out to address major challenges affecting service
ensure that the utility continuously improves its provision.
operations and enhances its capacities. The Utility
of the Future concept has already been rolled by the CLARIFIER MAGAZINE | 2022
institution to three other Water Commercial Utilities
across the country.
Recently, an expert from the World Bank engaged
KWSC employees and management to look at the
intricacies/challenges surrounding the water sec-
tor with the aim of finding lasting solutions to such
problems.
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MORE PARTNERS COMING ON

BOARD

Habitat for Humanity Zambia was impressed
with KWSC.

Habitat for Humanity, a global civil society grouping Acting Director planning And Development Engineer Paul
working in the areas of housing, water, and sanitation billima stresses a point to Bank of Zambia BOZ Governor
recently called on management at Kafubu Water and Dr. Denny Kalyalya with his team was in masaiti district
Sanitation Company.
Habitat for Humanity Zambia has been in Zambia recently inspecting works at the Kafulafuta dam
for over 30 years and has a global network of funders
striving to better the life’s of communities in various WORLD BANK NODS
aspects of human endevour. IMPLEMENTATION OF ZAMBIAS
The organization is now exploring and looking at WATER INVESTMENT PROGR AM
synergies to partner with KWSC to ensure that it
mobilizes resources with the view of funding water The World Bank has agreed with Zambia on the
and sanitation projects in selected areas. The ventures implementation of the Zambia Water Investment
and prospects include among other things; sinking Program with the main objective of enhancing job
boreholes and erecting toilets in disadvantaged com- creation through gender-sensitive investments in
munities. security, industrialization, and climate-resilient de-
Habitat for Humanity Zambia Policy and Advocacy velopment.
Specialist Farsi Shumba says the institution wants to World Bank Global Water Director Dr. Saroj Khu-
aid KWSC to take water and sanitation services clos- mar Jah, said investing in water is important for food
er to people particularly in Peri Urban Communi- security and that the bank will engage the Ministry of
ties. Mr. Shumba said this when he called on KWSC Finance on modalities to increase budgetary alloca-
management. tion towards water supply. He said this recently at
And KWSC Director Human Resources And Admin- the World water week that was held in Stockholm,
istration Christopher Chanda said Kafubu is eagerly Sweden.
awaiting for a detailed proposal from Habitat for Dr. Saroj Khumar Jah said there is a need to adapt
Humanity Zambia over the prospects. and migrate to modern efficient ways of irrigation in
Mr. Chanda said KWSC values well meaning part- order to preserve water for other uses.
nerships with development stakeholders adding that He said the bank has an adaptation policy for build-
the company will seriously look into the proposals ing more dams, that Zambia’s request for the bank
advanced by the humanitarian organization. to help complete the construction of dams is in line
with the World bank’s policy on dam construction,
CENTR AL BANK CHIEF AT and that Zambia will receive a response in due
KAFULAFUTA DAM! course.
Meanwhile, Minister of Water Development and San-
Bank of Zambia BOZ Governor Denny kalyalya was itation Mike Mposha said the new dawn Government
in Masaiti district to inspect the 449 million US dol- has brought to the fore a new lease of accountabil-
lar Kafulafuta Water System Supply Project. During ity and transparency in the management of public
his visit, the Central Bank Chief also held high- level resources, and President Hakainde Hichilema has
talks with Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company placed serious emphasis on zero tolerance for cor-
KWSC management. ruption and conducting public business in a cost-
KWSC management was represented at the meeting competitive manner.
by its Managing Director Engineer Athanasius Mwa- Mr.Mposha has since assured the Bank that Zambia
ba. Government a few weeks ago resumed funding is a good investment decision for the bank and many
towards the completion of the project that has stalled other stakeholders and looks forward to engaging
for almost two years. with the Bank at all levels.

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KWSC UNVEILS CSR PROGR AMME FOR THE COMPANY

Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company (KWSC) has Water Development and Sanitation permanent secre-
unveiled a Corporate Social Responsibility program tary Joe Kalusa has directed all water utilities com-
aimed at supporting the community where it oper- panies in the country to recruit and replace staff with
ates from. appropriate qualifications.
The company has since formulated to serve as a Mr. Kalusa said the recruitment and replacement of
guide as to what community causes the Company staff with the needed qualifications and experience
can and should support as a good corporate citizen will help enhance services delivery.
so as to improve the standard of living of the people “ It has come to my attention that some of your insti-
in the communities in which it operates. tutions have employed staff that do not have mini-
Company Marketing and Public Relations Manager mum qualification and experience for the position
Misheck Moyo says the policy shall cover financial they currently hold.
and material support to organizations or communi- As you are aware, each position has a minimum
ties in need in areas where KWSC operates. qualification which needs to be met before recruit-
Mr. Moyo said management would prepare a list ment of a new employee or
of CSR-related activities to be supported and fi- promotion of a serving officer. Experience alone
nanced every year. “This draft policy will target local without the prerequisite qualifications is not suffi-
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) support- cient for appointment and promotion,” He stated.
ing vulnerable communities such as widows, and or- This is according to a circular to all water utilities
phans.HIV/AIDS organizations, learning institutions company’s in the country.
Sports organizations, especially those supporting the Mr. Kalusa stated that replacement and recruitment
youth. The other targeted groups include the Church of officers into positions they do
and its organizations that support the vulnerable. not qualify for may result in audit queries and possi-
Organizations that support the protection of the ble appearance before the Public Account Commit-
environment, organizations that support health and tee(PAC).
safety. Government institutions involved in youth, He directed management in water utility companies
women, and vulnerable children activities,” He said. to fix a time frame in which the affected employees
He said in the policy, management will not provide could obtain the required qualification failure to
material financial assistance to political parties and which it might result in separations from the institu-
workers’ unions tions.

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NEW EMPLOYEES

Petronella Kaungu Water Resources Engineering from the University of
Manager Legal and Company Secretary Zambia.
Prior to his appointment, Engineer Musonda was
Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company (KWSC) has working as Resident Health, Safety, Environmental,
welcomed new employees that have joined and Social Engineer for the Kariba Dam Rehabilita-
the company. tion Project /in Zambia & Zimbabwe
Staff and management have welcomed the company We welcome you and have a good stay at KWSC.
secretary Petronella Kaungu. Staff and Management at KWSC also welcome Abra-
Ms. Kaungu is a qualified legal practitioner and holds ham Lungu, who has been employed as Superinten-
a Bachelor of Law Degree and is an Advocate of the dent of Mechanicals.
High Court of Zambia. Prior to joining KWSC, Ms. KWSC is growing and in the period under review, we
Kaungu worked at the Livingstone City Council as had a number of people joining the utility in various
Director of Legal. departments. We welcome all the General Workers,
Billing officers, and other staff that have been in-
tegrated into the utility. We further thank all em-
ployees that have separated from the utility for their
services rendered to the company both severally and
collectively.

Eng. Kennedy Musonda Eng. Rabson Ngulube
Manager Safety Acting Director Engineering
In the period under review, two Directors separated
The company also welcomes the new Health, Envi- from the utility. These are Engineer Bernard Phiri
ronment, and Quality Manager Kennedy Musonda. who was the Director of Engineering and Engineer
Eng. Musonda is a graduate of the Copper belt Uni- Kabimba Nyirenda the Director of Planning And
versity CBU. He brings in over 14 years of experience Development. We sincerely thank both Engineer
in the industry having worked in various sectors that Phiri and Nyirenda for their contributions to KWSC.
include mining, and local authority among others. Acting Appointments.
He once served as Director Works at Mwense Town
Council. 1. Engineer Paul Billima is the Acting Director Plan-
Eng. Musonda also holds a Masters of Engineering in ning And Development.

2. Engineer Rabson Ngulube is the Acting Director
Engineering.

3. Engineer Mwelwa Sanwa is Acting Regional Man-
ager for luanshya.

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KWSC ORIENTS NEW EMPLOYEES!

Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC organized a two day On-Boarding program for new members
of staff. During the induction training, newly recruited members of staff were taken through the operations
of the utility. Twenty Three members of staff attended the training in Ndola. Opening the training on be-
half of KWSC Managing Director Engineer Athanasius Mwaba, KWSC Director of Human Resources And
Administration Christopher Chanda urged the newly recruited workers to work hard and put in their best.
“On behalf of management, we welcome you to KWSC. As a utility, we are confident that you are going to put
in your best and we thank you for joining KWSC. Put in your best, Management will not hesitate to reward
internal talent. I advise you to work hard and deliver. Its important that you apply your selves fully so that we
ably service our communities. What you do in your individual capacities matters to us. Be disciplined at all
times. All of you are very important to this organization, no wonder, we have recruited you. Your output is
of outmost importance to us. We need to work as a team,” Mr. Chanda added. The induction training drew
participants from the Ndola and Luanshya offices.

Communication Policy
Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC has developed a communication Policy. The Board has since
approved the plan in question. Employees are encouraged to take time and read the plan that clearly promul-
gates how employees are supposed to conduct them selves particularly when it comes to matters surrounding
Communication. The policy is an important guide to you. A soft copy over the same can be obtained through
the Public Relations Unit.

Kafubu Water Donates Part of the desks donated by KWSC to the Ministry of
School Desks! education in Ndola. KWSC Service, Efficiency,
Commitment.
Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC has
donated 50 school desks to the Ministry of Education Water And Sanitation Challenges in Luanshya to be
in Ndola District on the Copper belt. The donation of Addressed!
the desks is part of the Corporate Social Responsibil- Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC is
ity Policy CSRP that the utility has crafted as a way of fully aware of the water and sanitation challenges
appreciating and paying back to the community. that residents of Roan and Mpatamatu townships in
The desks worth over Sixty Five Thousand Kwacha luanshya district on the Copper belt are faced with.
were handed over to the office of the Ndola District The utility has since put in place both long and short
Commissioner. term remedial measurers to ensure that residents in
The procured desks have been distributed to three the affected areas have continuous access to water
needy learning institutions amongst them; Lubuto and acceptable sanitation services.
High School, Twapia, and Dola Hill primary schools. Residents of Roan and Mpatamatu may wish to know
Ndola District Commissioner Joseph Phiri received that KWSC has already laid down a 20 inch by Nine
the desks on behalf of the Central Administration. kilometers new water line to take supply to the two
Mr. Phiri thanked KWSC for the donation. townships.
He has further urged other corporate entities in Ndo- This has been done under the Kafulafuta Water
la to consider emulating the donation by KWSC. Supply System Project. The new pipe to service the
And Ndola District Education Board Secretary
Chanda Chewe said Ndola has a deficit of over four CLARIFIER MAGAZINE | 2022
thousand school desks.
And Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company KWSC
Director Human Resources And Administration
Christopher Chanda said the firm was happy to
plough back to the community as part of its good to
appreciate the public for supporting the utility.
Issued by: Misheck Moyo. Manager Markerting and
Public Relations.
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two areas has since been tested and is only awaiting
to be pressurized.The general public is further being
reminded that the Kafulafuta Water System Supply
Project has since resumed following the release of
funds by central Government. The project that has
stalled for sometime now is resuming by the end of
September 2022.
KWSC further wants to assure residents of Roan
and Mpatamatu that the utility is currently replacing
worn out sewer lines in the affected areas. Kafubu
Water and Sanitation Company KWSC is also work-
ing with the office of the Roan Constit- uency law-
maker to ensure that the sewer lines are replaced in
section 23,24 and section 2 BB.
In this regard, One Point Three Million kwacha has
been set aside for this exercise.
As a long term gesture, KWSC has crafted a consoli-
dated sewer project that is still receiving active con-
sideration where the entire sewer network in Roan
and Mpatamatu will be replaced.

Issued by: Misheck Moyo As a way of serving you even better, Kafubu
Manager Markerting and Public Relations. Water and Sanitation company KWSC has
embarked on a project to install Emergency
KWSC Sings Solar MOU. power Back Up System at some of it’s selected
Kafubu Water And Sanitation Company KWSC paypoints in its areas of operations. And today
recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding our engineers have switched on the Masaiti
MOU with a foreign conglomerate for the Design, district pay point. This development now means
Development, and Implementation of a floating Solar that residents in this part of Copperbelt dont
Energy Project in Masaiti on the Copper. need to be inconvenienced everytime there’s
At completion, KWSC is expected to be raking in power surge. Its simple, just walk into our pay
over 40 Million United States dollars per month from point and settle your bills. All your details will be
the Solar Photovoltaic PV Energy Project. captured and a receipt issued. KWSC, Service
KWSC Managing Director Engineer Athanasius Efficiency commitment.
Mwaba disclosed the development at the signing
ceremony of the MOU in lusaka. Eng. Mwaba says
under the initiative, KWSC will produce 600 Mega-
watts MW of power. KWSC will only use 30 percent
of the power and off load the rest of the power into
the National grid.
The KWSC Managing Director adds that funds
raised through the solar project will be used for ex-
pansion of KWSC infrastructure and network.
At development stage, the solar energy Project is
expected to create over four thousand indirect jobs.
Over two hundred jobs will be created once complet-
ed. Between USD 600 million to USD 900 million
will be spent in project.

Courtesy: KWSC Public Relations Unit.

men at work. KWSC engineer’s work on a burst pipe

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Misheck Moyo Kafubu Water &
Sanitation Company
Manager Public Relations and
Marketing Kafubu Water and Sanitation
Company - (KWSC)
Fales Mwanza
Tel: +260 212 622 425 Fax: +260 212
Public Relations Officer 622 177

Email: [email protected]
B12 Vitanda Street, P.O. Box 71278,

Ndola Zambia

Margaret Chileshe

Assistant Public Relations Officer