Uganda’s push for growth is flowing through its water system, where efficiency, equity, and investment will determine who truly benefits Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s ambition to transform into a modern, prosperous economy is often framed in terms of roads, electricity, and digital connectivity. But beneath …
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Each day spent fetching water steals time, education, and opportunity, highlighting inequalities that persist worldwide NEWS FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | In the vast, sun-scorched plains of Uganda’s northeastern region of Karamoja, the search for water begins before the day has properly broken. In scattered homesteads across this semi-arid region, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has officially launched its 2026–2030 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Business Plan—a transformative blueprint that sets a new national benchmark for inclusive, climate-resilient, and sustainable WASH service delivery. Anchored in the global WASH strategy Mapping the Blue Thread, Uganda’s National Development …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a proposal to borrow €183.3 million from the Standard Chartered Bank, UK, and Shs120.4 billion from the domestic market through a six-month Treasury Bill to finance the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project—Phase II. The resolution was passed during a …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., the company spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has this week opened new and refurbished lavatory and ablution facilities at Mummy’s Institute of Beauty Design and Commercial Studies with the aim of enhancing the …
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Nominations LINK: https://bit.ly/wash-awards Programmatic impact, Youth-Lead WASH Initiative, Technology and Innovation, WASH Financing, Media Excellence, Research and Academia Lifetime Achievements in WASH Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When the submission of entries for the inaugural WASH Impact and Influence Awards closes on August 15, 2025, the water and sanitation sub-sector will have …
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COMMENT | RONALD NGOBI | WASH! Wait, what is that— you mean car WASH? A WASHing machine? A WASHroom? If you have worked in the WASH sector, you have probably heard it all. The term often sparks confusion, chuckles, or raised eyebrows. And honestly, who can blame them? Even highly educated …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Uganda’s rapidly growing communities such as Mukono, access to safe and reliable sanitation remains one of the most pressing challenges. Yet for residents like Patrick Odutu and Pius Odongo, this challenge became an opportunity to transform their homes and improve their communities, thanks …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced a significant boost in funding for safe water access, sanitation systems, and environmental protection across the country in the upcoming financial year, according to the 2025/2026 budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 3,000 residents of Malembo landing site in Kyesiiga Sub-county, Masaka District, are living in fear due to worsening sanitation conditions, following the collapse of the area’s only two pit latrines. The community is grappling with open defecation and use of nearby bushes, …
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