The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has received seven forty-feet containers containing connection materials worth around Le16 billion, which had been brought in by China Friendship Salone (CFS) & General Services and handed over to the Agency at Degremont Kissy, in Freetown.
It could be recalled that during the Third State Opening of Parliament, President Bio clearly stated that there will be improvement in water connectivity in all the towns where water treatment plants have been completed.
The Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa speedily facilitated the payment to the contractor for the quick delivery of the connection materials.
Receiving the materials on Monday July 6, 2020, SALWACO Managing Director, Mr. Joseph Munda Sandi, said that the materials would go towards supporting the Three Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Bo, Kenema and Makeni and other SALWACO operational jurisdictions.
He said the connection materials will help ease connection, and noted that more connections would be done now with the receipt of the materials.
“We are happy to receive these materials because it will help ease our workload, but also because it would provide comfort for our people. More people want to connect to their individual homes. This is a huge success and we will make sure the connection materials serve the purpose for which they are here,” he said.
Mr. Sandi said the consignment received is huge and costs a lot of money, advised that the best use be made of them.
Handing over the materials, Chief Executive Officer of the CFS & General Services, Mr. Patrick Koroma, expressed delight at the arrival and that they were happy to hand them over to SALWACO.
He said the materials cost around Le 16 Billion Leones approximately 1 Million Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.
He added that the materials would help aid thousands of connections and that would ease most of the challenges in the sector.
“Our role here was to make sure the materials are procured and brought to the country and then hand them over to the agency.”
He thanked SALWACO for the support and opportunity given to them but thanked the Government of Sierra Leone more.
By SALWACO Communications Unit
08/07/2020. ISSUE NO.: 7861