The corporation expanded from 258 to 287 towns in five years, with connections rising from 724,000 to over one million NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is accelerating one of the most ambitious public utility transformation programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, combining large-scale …
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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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The utility is also reviewing its metering systems, which currently struggle to capture low-flow water usage, particularly during night-time consumption Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s national water utility is intensifying efforts to protect infrastructure, improve efficiency and sustain recent expansion gains, as it moves to address rising cases of …
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Utility boss calls for tighter coordination to tackle vandalism, illegal connections and metering losses Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s push towards universal water access is exposing a new set of structural challenges, with the national water utility warning that illegal connections and infrastructure vandalism are eroding …
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New digital tools are revealing the hidden patterns of lakes, rivers and dams, offering Africa a clearer path to water security NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On the shores of Lake Sulunga in central Tanzania, researcher Nancy Wayua is tracing three decades of change in a water body …
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COMMENT | JEREMIAH NYAGAH | As the world marks World Water Day 2026 under the theme “Water and Gender”, we are reminded of a reality that is as urgent as it is unjust: the global water crisis does not discriminate. It falls on families, communities, and children. This demands a …
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Uganda loses between 90,000 to 120,000 hectares of forest annually. COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | On the 21st day of March each year, the world pauses if only momentarily to acknowledge forests. Yet this observance, International Day of Forests, risks becoming ceremonial rather than consequential, poetic rather than political. For forests …
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COMMENT | RICHARD AYESIGWA & VICKY ABURA | In the sun-scorched plains of Karamoja, the most urgent crisis is not hunger but water scarcity, driven increasingly by climate change, especially prolonged and more frequent droughts that are drying rivers, dams, and traditional water points at an alarming rate. While images of …
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Kawempe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of its sustainability agenda and continued commitment to community development, Housing Finance Bank commissioned a water harvesting and preservation system at Maganjo UMEA Primary School in Kawempe. The initiative demonstrates the Bank’s dedication to creating sustainable impact while improving access to clean …
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Guided by local polers, an intimate canoe safari reveals why this inland wetland sustains both wildlife and community Boro Mokoro Station, BOTSWANA | RONALD MUSOKE | From the air, the Okavango Delta in southern Africa, appears as a blue-green mirage spilling into desert– a fan of water dissolving into sand. But …
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