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Stories written by George Mwita
WATER-TANZANIA: Who Pays the Piper?
By
George Mwita
When John Rubara* and his family moved into their new house in Dar es Salaam's Tabata Kimanga, a fast-growing middle-income neighbourhood in Temeke district, the water company disconnected their supply because the previous owner was in arrears.
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