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Article

4 Nov 2004

Author:
Paul Redfern with Faustine Rwambali, East African [Kenya]

UK Water Firm Blamed as Dar Taps Run Dry [Tanzania]

Water provision in Dar es Salaam has not improved since privatisation, while the World Bank-funded British firm providing the service is charging far too much...In its defence, City Water has said that the recent problems with water supply in the capital are due to a string of equipment failures at one of the main water treatment plants. It says that more water will flow now that this has been fixed. [refers to City Water (joint venture Bi-Water, Gauff Ingenieure, Superdoll)]