Hoima City MP Nyakato commissions 10 boreholes to improve access to clean water
Murungi said the use of unsafe water had exposed community members to waterborne diseases.
Hoima: The Hoima City Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Asinansi Nyakato Kamanda, has commissioned ten new boreholes across Hoima City to improve access to clean and safe water for communities that have long struggled with unreliable water supplies.
The boreholes were secured through Hon. Nyakato’s partnership with One UMMAH Uganda and were commissioned on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
The project targets communities where residents have been forced to travel long distances in search of water or rely on unsafe sources.
Among the areas benefiting from the project are Bujwahya Duhaga Cell, Ruyanja East Cell, Rwenkobe Cell, Kinubi Cell, Buchunga Cell and Rusembe II Cell.
In Rusembe II Cell in Hoima West Division, Village Chairperson Peter Jawe welcomed the new borehole, saying residents had faced serious challenges accessing clean water.
He said the intervention would significantly ease the burden on community members who have struggled for years to obtain safe water.
In Ruyanja East Church of Uganda Cell, Ivan Murungi, the Male Councillor for Kibingo Ward, said the area had experienced persistent water shortages, forcing residents to fetch water from River Wambabya.
Murungi said the use of unsafe water had exposed community members to waterborne diseases.
Harriet Alituha, the Chairperson of Women in Ruyanja East, expressed relief over the new water source, saying women and children had been among those most affected by the lack of clean water.
She said some families had previously attributed recurring illnesses among children to witchcraft, yet the problem was often linked to poor sanitation and the consumption of unsafe water.
Haruna Mubiru, the Head of Projects and Programs at One UMMAH Uganda, urged beneficiaries to establish water resource committees to ensure the boreholes are properly managed and protected.
Mubiru said the facilities should be treated as valuable community assets, noting that Hon. Nyakato had invested considerable effort in lobbying for the project.
“The community members should come up with water resource committees to protect the boreholes because Hon. Nyakato suffered a lot lobbying for them,” Mubiru said.
Hon. Nyakato said the partnership with One UMMAH Uganda had made an important contribution towards addressing water challenges in Hoima City.
She noted that the rapid growth of Hoima City had placed increasing pressure on the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), leaving some communities without reliable access to piped water.
According to the legislator, many cells in the city remain unconnected to the NWSC network, while some areas that are connected still experience water shortages.
Nyakato described Hoima as a rapidly growing but still largely rural city, saying boreholes remain an important alternative for communities that cannot access piped water.
“People may be asking why we are commissioning boreholes in the city yet NWSC is supposed to extend piped water. However, NWSC has said it has inadequate water for the entire city and some areas lack water. That is why we have opted to commission boreholes to support our communities,” Hon. Nyakato said.
She said the new boreholes would help reduce the burden on women and children, who are often responsible for fetching water for their households.
The intervention is expected to improve sanitation and reduce the risk of waterborne diseases among communities that previously depended on rivers and other unsafe water sources.
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