Gumbo Water and Sanitation Company (GuWaSCo)
Who We Are?
The Gumbo Water and Sanitation Company (GuWaSCo) is a publicly owned company that has been established and registered under the South Sudan Company Act in October 2020. The purpose of the company is to manage the water and sanitation infrastructure in the Gumbo-Rejaf area.
GuWaSCo was incorporated on 05th October 2020 by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Directorate of Registration of Companies, Business Names, Partnership, and Intellectual Properties Office of the Chief Registrar. The Utility is owned by Rejaf Payam formerly Rejaf County (including Tokiman East Boma) and Central Equatoria State Ministry of Housing Lands and Public Utility (MoHL&PU). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offered and undertook to construct the required infrastructure for the water system (water treatment plant, power unit, office unit for management staff, water storage tanks as reservoir facility, delivery and distribution pipes and construction of kiosks for dispensing the water at various points in Gumbo area of coverage). The GIZ-REBASE program “Strengthening resilience for pro-poor basic services in South Sudan (REBASE)”, implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is involved to establish and develop the utility.
Provide reliable water and sanitation services to the community of Rejaf Payam. This could be achieved through the following measures;
- Reduce non-revenue water.
- Improve cost coverage and remain affordable.
- Improve customer service.
- Enhance corporate social responsibility.
- Cost effective IT innovation to enhance efficiency.
- Improve productivity of human capital
GuWaSCo is managed by a managing director who is responsible for the technical and financial performance of the decentralized water utility. The responsible for a water treatment plant (4500 m3/day), 35 km of distribution network and 26 water kiosks in phase 1. The company management is controlled by a board of five directors that represents the shareholders of GuWaSCo. All of them are public authorities and institutions, namely Rejaf Payam (with 45% of the vote) as the responsible institution for the provision of water and sanitation services, the State MoHL&PU (40%) as the entity that will eventually own the assets and Tokiman East Boma (15%) which represent the local communities in the service area.
GUWASCO operates an office in Lologo water utility, One Toyota Land Cruiser double Cabin, One Tractor, Two Motor Bikes, One Desk Top, One Printer, One Generator and Two Laptops.
The members of board of directors are appointed by the Director of Rajaf Payam and the Director general of Central Equatoria State Ministry of Housing, Land and Public Utility in their respective capacity as the main share holders. Three persons from Rejaf Payam and two from MoHL&PU.
- The chair person of the BoD is also the Director of Tokiman East Boma, Mr. Hillary Juma Yoseke;
- His deputy is from MoHL&PU, Engineer(civil) Thomas Santo Wani;
- The other members include the following:- Mr. Stephen Laku; director of Wash Rajaf Payam;
- Engineer (civil) Isaac Ampelio Lado from MoHL&PU;
- Ms Jane Dimitri Jada, Women representative of Tokiman East Boma; is being replaced by Mr. David Dogga Jada, Rejaf Community Development Representative.
GuWaSCo has a bank account and any two of the following are signatory to any one document.
- Hillary Juma Yoseke – The chair person for the Board of directors
- Samuel Taban Jefania Kilombe – GuWaSCo current Acting Managing Director
- Lobung Nicholas Alex – GuWaSCo accountant
GuWaSCo is obliged to prepare a monthly report covering the utility operations which also include report on the monthly collection. It is the duty of the Managing Director to compile such report and make it available to the chairperson of the BoDs who in turn briefs the stake holders and any interested bodies.