Kiryandongo residents receive Shs505 million piped water system
She also assured local leaders of more development projects and called on residents to support the government’s ongoing initiatives.
Kiryandongo: Residents of Karungu I and Karungu II villages in Kichwabugingo Sub County, Kiryandongo District, have received a multi-million shilling piped water system aimed at improving household hygiene, health, and productivity.
The Shs505 million project was implemented by The Water Trust in partnership with the Kiryandongo District Local Government.
The system comprises a 40 cubic meters reservoir tank, online treatment, six public tap stands, three school taps, three handwashing facilities, one yard tap, an eco-san latrine, a chlorination house, and a pump house. It also includes a 3.65-kilometer distribution network, serving both Karungu I and II villages.
According to Ismail Chumbe, the Vice Chairperson LCI of Karungu II village, the piped water system will greatly improve the living standards of residents by increasing access to safe and clean water.
He also commended the government for creating a conducive environment that allows development partners to serve rural communities.
Speaking during the handover, Peter Kaddu, Executive Director of The Water Trust, thanked the residents for partnering with the organization to make the project successful.
He urged the community to protect and utilize the facility responsibly, emphasizing that proper use will contribute to improved livelihoods.
Kaddu further pledged to continue mobilizing more support to expand safe water coverage across Kiryandongo District.
District Chairperson Edith Aliguma Adyeri encouraged residents to embrace safe water use, maintain good hygiene, and abandon risky practices like fetching water from open streams and swamps, which pose health risks. She also assured local leaders of more development projects and called on residents to support the government’s ongoing initiatives.
Kiryandongo RDC Dan Muganga called on residents to adhere to the set user fees determined by the water board to ensure the system’s sustainability.
He noted that the project will save time for residents, especially women and children, by reducing the long distances previously spent fetching water.
Muganga also urged the community to protect the investment, stressing that it is a public asset meant to uplift their standards of living.
In the last one year, The Water Trust has supported Kiryandongo District with a solar-powered piped water system and 25 boreholes across the sub-counties of Kyankende, Kichwabugingo, and Kiryandongo.
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