By Richard Onapatum:
Katakwi, UG: The Government of Uganda has revealed plans to extend piped water to several villages in Katakwi District, Teso and Karamoja Sub-regions.
According to the Ministry of Water and Environment officials, water will be sourced from Lake Bisina and Opeta located at the Teso/Karamoja border.
Jessica Alupo, the Uganda Vice President who is also the Katakwi District Woman Member of Parliament tasked the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to come up with this project.
She adds that the implementation should be as fast as possible considering many water bodies in the region.
“We have Lake Bisina and Lake Opeta, why can’t those who can afford to be supplied with piped water? Katakwi is not short of water bodies” said Alupo
According to the Vice President, some people can manage to extend piped water to their homesteads. “Not all of us are poor, some people can connect the water and pay” she said