The Minister of Science and Technology says most water supply companies in the the country do not have laboratories or formally trainied personal to effectively carryout water quality analysis.ÂÂ
The disclosure has been made by the Minister, Peter Daka.
He said a recent survey conducted by the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Science and Technology Council, revealed that quality control sections in most water utilities do not have qualified personel to run them.
Mr. Daka said this, when he opened a capacity building workshop for water quality analysis.
He said there is need for the country to develop a manual to guide water utilities on quality water analysis.
Mr. Daka said this would help improve the quality of water supplied to citizens.
United Nations Education Scientific and cultural Organisation Chief Porgramme Office, Felicitas Chinanda said there can be no significant human development without access to safe water.
National Scientific and Technology Council Executive Secretary, Dennis Wachinga said water utility companies face a number of technological challenges.
About 11 water utility companies were represented at the workshop.
Now it’s either the editor or his journalist are trying to confuse us with their headline, becoz nowhere in the story does it say bottled-water companies were represented. From the outset, I’ll state I have no pecuniary interests in either, except for the interest in the provision of safe & clean water. With the state of funding to the councils, & the yearly cholera outbreaks, no one will disagree that more needs to be done now, if not yesterday! As concerns bottled-water, it is well documented that not all bottled water is as pure as it is advertised, & infact tap water on most occasions is better! This brings to the fore, DASANI – a coke subsidiary, which was said to be found (@ least in the UK) bottling its water from the mains supply, it really didn’t take up.
ah guys you mean you allowed bottled water to be sold and never had the means to test it. So me who drinks water from my uncles dug up well is even better.