The residents of Kanyoze Village, under the jurisdiction of Senior Headman Kenneth Kambimbi, are grappling with a severe water crisis that has reached a critical point.
“The nine sub-villages that make up Kanyoze are suffering due to a chronic shortage of clean drinking water,” said Senior Headman Kambimbi, “which is endangering both human lives and livestock.”
“For years, we have relied on a single borehole, sunk 25 years ago by JICA, which is now struggling to meet the growing demands of the community,” Headman Kambimbi explained.
“The situation has deteriorated to the point where it takes several hours to draw just 40 liters of water, forcing residents to ration their use.”
He added, “In Mukabaleya and Muntanga, the only boreholes have run dry, leaving our residents desperate.”
The lack of adequate water resources has forced the people of Kanyoze to share small, overcrowded wells with their animals, Headman Kambimbi pointed out.
“The dry Nanyati stream, once a lifeline for our community, now hosts bitter disputes as villagers fight for access to the little water that remains,” he said.
“This scarcity has led to a severe decline in hygiene, with residents bathing only twice a week, and livestock dying from thirst—posing a serious public health threat in the region.”
Despite repeated pleas to local authorities, including their current Councillor, Mr. Obrey Mwanfwa, the villagers have seen no improvement in their situation.
“I recall better times under our former Councillor, Mr. Elias Siamibila,” Headman Kambimbi stated, “and I now call upon the government to take immediate action.”
“I appeal to the Government, under the leadership of His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema, to come to our aid,” urged Headman Kambimbi.
“We need boreholes in each of the nine villages to prevent this crisis from becoming a tragedy. Water is life, and we cannot allow our people to suffer any longer.”
“Kanyoze Village, covering 70 square kilometers, has long been neglected in terms of essential services,” Headman Kambimbi asserted.
“Since 2017, I have been tirelessly advocating for the sinking of boreholes through the Kazungula District Council and our Royal Highness Chief Nyawa, yet these efforts have been in vain, leaving our villagers in a dire state.”
“We are grateful for the government's efforts in upgrading our community school,”
Headman Kambimbi acknowledged, “but we now plead for a solution to our water crisis. Our lives depend on it.”
As the water crisis continues to escalate, the villagers of Kanyoze, led by Senior Headman Kambimbi, remain hopeful that the government will respond swiftly to their urgent needs, ensuring that they can access the most basic necessity—clean drinking water.
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