WASH News East Africa
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Uganda: Over 50,000 lack toilets in Mbale
08 Oct 10
Over 50,000 people residing in slums in Mbale Municipality do not have access to pit-latrines. Mbale Municipality has a population of about 86,000 people, while the district has over 400,000 people. Richard Wandoba, the officer in charge of health and …Continue reading →
Ethiopia: “Biyo: water is love”, Somali-Italian singer discovers her roots
05 Oct 10
Saba Anglana’s album “Biyo: water is love” has risen to no. 11 in the October 2010 European World Music Charts. For her album, the Somali-Italian singer went in search of her roots in Ethiopia, home of her maternal grandparents. She travelled …Continue reading →
Uganda: Lifebuoy to hold health seminar
05 Oct 10
After the re-launch of Lifebuoy, Unilever Uganda has rolled out a hand washing campaign as a way of transforming behavioral practices when it comes to hygiene and sanitation. This started with a health symposium in Kampala under the theme “Hand …Continue reading →
Admission of corruption in Kenyan Water Ministry by Ngilu
01 Oct 10
Minister Charity Ngilu has admitted that corruption is widespread in the Kenyan Water Ministry. The minister explains that a range of factors form the combined cause of the prevalence of corrupt behaviour. These factors include violent water cartels, illegal water …Continue reading →
Uganda: NWSC disconnects Kyambogo water over illegal connections
01 Oct 10
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation yesterday turned off water supply to Kyambogo University after it found some university facilities consuming water illegally. The lunch time operation which took university officials unaware, was the official launch of “Operation Wet Storm,” …Continue reading →
Uganda: Museveni warns against toilet fees
29 Sep 10
President Yoweri Museveni has described the practice of overcharging by operators of public toilet and markets as “parasitism”. “Instead of developing common facilities in markets, business people make huge money out of people defecating. For somebody to use a toilet …Continue reading →
Africa: Water security hinges on better infrastructure
16 Sep 10
As Africa continues its seemingly endless struggle for water security, why is the beleaguered continent lagging behind Asia and Latin America – despite commitments and declarations by political leaders? “It is hard to generalise across a continent,” Alex Simalabwi of …Continue reading →
Eritrea: Government issues water proclamation
16 Sep 10
The Government of Eritrea issued the “Eritrean Water Proclamation” no. 162/2010. The Proclamation noted that water is a basic necessity for life and strategic resource for economic development, and that there is scarcity of water in Eritrea both in quantitative …Continue reading →
Uganda: City slum dwellers seek help on sanitation
03 Sep 10
Residents living along the Nakivubo Channel in Namuwongo Zone B, one of the most unhygienic slums in the city, have asked the Government to improve sanitation there to fight malaria. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. The appeal was made at …Continue reading →
Kenya, Kisumu: water firm introduces pre-paid meters
01 Sep 10
To improve on revenue collection and access to water, Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (Kiwasco) has introduced a pre-paid water metering system. The pilot project scheduled to run for the next six months in Nyalenda, beginning this month, is being …Continue reading →
