Rural water supply to regional councils

WINDHOEK – All but one of Namibia’s 13 regional councils will assume responsibility for rural water supply from August 1.

This decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held on July 24 and was announced yesterday. Khomas is excluded as it has no communal land.The delegation of water supply functions to all regional councils is in line with Namibia’s 1997 Decentralisation Policy and Decentralisation Enabling Act of 2000.This will result in the secondment of 788 staff members from the Agriculture Ministry to regional councils.NampaKhomas is excluded as it has no communal land.The delegation of water supply functions to all regional councils is in line with Namibia’s 1997 Decentralisation Policy and Decentralisation Enabling Act of 2000.This will result in the secondment of 788 staff members from the Agriculture Ministry to regional councils.Nampa