No Plans To Establish Water Arbitration Office

Assistant Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services , Itumeleng Moipisi
Assistant Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services , Itumeleng Moipisi

Government has no consideration to establish a water arbitration office to deal with complaints and disputes between consumers and Water Utilities Corporation (WUC).

Over the years, the Corporation has been inundated with complaints and disputes as water users disputed the billing by WUC for their monthly water usage. Many Batswana feel cheated by WUC, as their billing is mainly reliant on estimation.

Last week again Members of Parliament (MPs) told the assistant minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services Itumeleng Moipisi that Batswana were unhappy with the Corporation’s continuous cheating of customers through its unscrupulous billing system.

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