Editor
Rukungiri Municipality is grappling with a severe water crisis just hours before it is set to host the national celebration of Nurses Day on May 17th, 2024. Thousands of attendees expected for the event are facing significant challenges due to the lack of adequate water supply in the area.
Reports indicate that even major hotels in the Municipality are affected, resorting to fetching water from nearby wells.
This situation, deemed inconvenient and unreliable by many, has persisted for years, with hotel owners citing the failure of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation to provide consistent water access despite efforts such as the Kahengye gravity water project.
Speaking anonymously, a hotel owner expressed frustration, attributing the ongoing water scarcity to the failure of political leaders to address the issue effectively.
Despite a substantial government investment of over 44 billion Uganda shillings in the Kahengye water project in 2018, the water shortage persists, leaving residents and businesses reliant on unpredictable rainwater, which has not fallen for over a week, exacerbating the crisis.
