Following confirmation that Kanyama Constituency is among if not the highest risk areas of Cholera transmission in Lusaka Province, fellow United Party for National Development (UPND) Kanyama member and 2026 aspiring candidate Beene Hachoombwa has called upon Kanyama MP Monty Chinkuli to up his game and address the water and sanitation situation in his constituency.
The country has continued recording cases of Cholera and deaths across the Country with high numbers being recorded in Lusaka Province of which according to the Ministry of Health, Kanyama Constituency is among the high risk areas of Cholera transmission in the Province.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Business Times -ZBT, Kanyama 2026 aspiring MP, Beene Hachoombwa bitterly lamented that the water and sanitation situation in Kanyama compound is saddening and leaves much to be desired.
Hachoombwa said that with the current cholera outbreak and heavy rains being experienced in the area, Kanyama has been flooded due to lack of proper drainage systems adding that with some latrines licking, fecal matter mixed with rain water is entering people’s homes.
He said that the access to clean water is another major challenge Kanyama residents are facing adding that, although the government through DMMU is providing water amid the cholera outbreak, the water being provided is a drop in an ocean looking at the large population of people residing in the area.
“We are currently inspecting floods just to have an overview of the many challenges that our people are facing. Otherwise the situation is not okay. We’ve seen water in houses which is unhealthy knowing that we are in the cholera Epidemic,” he said.
“We have a situation where pit latrines are licking and the contaminated water is going in people’s houses. We have a sad situation in Kanyama. There is no clean drinking water and the water government is supplying is not enough because of the high population in Kanyama,” said Hachoombwa.
Hachoombwa said that the residents will not accept this kind of situation year in year out.
He therefore called on the lawmaker in charge, Monty Chinkuli together with his councilor counterparts to find lasting solutions to address the water and sanitation situation in their constituency.
He further emphasized on the need for more funds to be allocated towards the fight against Cholera.
“It actually calls to my colleague who is serving as member of Parliament to do proper planning because we shall not accept this kind of thing every year where we see water entering people’s houses, there are poor drainage systems, no sock aways for ablutions. The MP and his councilors should up their game and consider the well being of the people of Kanyama. We must have a long lasting solution to be put in place to ensure that in the next season we don’t have this situation again,” he said.
“The MP must do proper planning with engineers and relocate some people in Kanyama to reduce the flooding in Kanyama. We want him also to allocate finances under CDF in fighting this pandemic because it’s very urgent. More money should be allocated towards more drainages because what is causing floods is the lack of drainage systems. We need to have a road system where we shall see water flowing,” said Hachoombwa.
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