The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency has set aside 20.9 billion shillings for water projects in Mwanza. These projects will help bring clean water to rural areas.
The agency's manager, Engineer Godfrey Sanga, shared news of fresh funding. He said 3.4 billion shillings went to pay builders for past work. The agency plans nine big water projects across five areas.
New water works will start in 2024 and serve people in Kwimba, Magu, Misungwi, Sengerema, and Ukerewe. Four projects worth 1.42 billion shillings are ready, and five more worth 1.3 billion shillings are moving ahead.
These efforts will bring water to 905,091 people. The share of rural homes with water will jump from 71.6 percent to 86 percent by late 2025.
The water ministry has more plans. It has allocated 2.4 billion shillings to dig 40 wells in eight areas. "We want to reach places that have never had clean water before," Sanga said.
The region already received 1.91 billion shillings. They spent 1.5 billion to find good spots for wells and test the water. Each area will receive five new wells.
Water service has improved since 2019, when only 19 percent of rural homes had water. By 2023, that number had grown to 71.6 percent.
Sanga asked people to keep the water systems safe. Breaking them costs a lot to fix. "Please protect all our water projects," he said. "Don't harm the equipment.
The agency's manager, Engineer Godfrey Sanga, shared news of fresh funding. He said 3.4 billion shillings went to pay builders for past work. The agency plans nine big water projects across five areas.
New water works will start in 2024 and serve people in Kwimba, Magu, Misungwi, Sengerema, and Ukerewe. Four projects worth 1.42 billion shillings are ready, and five more worth 1.3 billion shillings are moving ahead.
These efforts will bring water to 905,091 people. The share of rural homes with water will jump from 71.6 percent to 86 percent by late 2025.
The water ministry has more plans. It has allocated 2.4 billion shillings to dig 40 wells in eight areas. "We want to reach places that have never had clean water before," Sanga said.
The region already received 1.91 billion shillings. They spent 1.5 billion to find good spots for wells and test the water. Each area will receive five new wells.
Water service has improved since 2019, when only 19 percent of rural homes had water. By 2023, that number had grown to 71.6 percent.
Sanga asked people to keep the water systems safe. Breaking them costs a lot to fix. "Please protect all our water projects," he said. "Don't harm the equipment.
