Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 residents of Ombokoro village, Adalafu parish in Ayivu West division in Arua city are outraged because of the closure of the only borehole after one woman in the area tested positive for Covid-19. Suspected members of the water user committee secretly closed …
Read More »Water scarcity hits 6,000 people in Amuru district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 6,000 residents of Amuru sub-county in Amuru district are facing acute water shortage after major wells and springs dried up. Annually, Acholi sub-region experiences dry spells that span from November to early March. Grace Achan, the area water committee of Amuru trading center …
Read More »Mukono district fails to utilize multimillion borehole drilling machine
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district has failed to utilise a multi-million borehole drilling machine which was procured to increase the number of boreholes in the district. The machine was bought at a cost of 900 million Shillings from Thai Appropriate Technology Co. Ltd, six years ago. The leadership …
Read More »When an entire village lives on one borehole
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati A round wattle hut painted black at the bottom and gray at the top stands 200 metres ahead. As one gets nearer, four circular unbaked brick but grass thatched huts emerge. A young woman in her late teens is baby-sitting one yard from the kitchen door. …
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