Month: October 2020 Posts

Parliament approves K2 billion loan for Lilongwe water project

Oct 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of Parliament on Thursday authorized government to borrow K2 billion for Lilongwe Water Supply and Sanitation project. The parliamentarians passed the loan authorization for European Investment Bank (Additional Financing for Treatment Works III Project)… ...

Itaye’s recruitment as LWB boss may cost Malawi K13 billion

Oct 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi may lose K13 billion funding for a water treatment project due to the recruitment of Godfrey Itaye as Chief Executive Officer of Lilongwe Water Board (LWB). The European Investment Bank (EIB) wants to provide… ...

Area 18 win case for drinking faeces water

Sep 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court has awarded damages to Area 18 residents who drank water contaminated with faeces. Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda delivered the ruling in court on Wednesday. In 2017, the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) supplied contaminated… ...

Lilongwe Water Board blames algae for water odour

Apr 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says algae which has grown in its raw water reservoirs is causing odour in the water the board supplies to residents. The board said this in a statement on Friday… ...

Alfonso Chikuni fired from Lilongwe Water Board

Dec 10, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has fired Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) Chief Executive Officer Alfonso Chikuni amid concerns over the future of the Lilongwe-Salima Water Project. According to a letter by Chief Secretary from the Government Lloyd Muhara, Chikuni… ...

Lilongwe Water Board seeks K382 billion for projects

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) seeks to raise US$515 Million (about K382 billion) to implement projects that will improve water supply in Lilongwe City. LWB has developed an ambitious Investment Plan covering a period up… ...

Lilongwe Water Board donates K0.5 million to MISA

Aug 30, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) on Wednesday donated K500,000 to Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi. The media body has been raising funds with the aim of buying an office building. Speaking after presenting a… ...