Sironko District Woman MP Asha Nabulo Mafabi, in partnership with One Ummah Uganda, has launched five newly constructed boreholes to address persistent water shortages in some parts of affected communities in the district.
The boreholes are expected to improve access to safe water for residents, particularly women and adolescent girls who often trek long distances in search of water for domestic use.
The new water sources have been installed in densely populated communities, including Bunabonyo, Buwasa Sub-county; Kidowa, Nalusaala; Nabudisirua “A”, Dahami, and Bunagawoya in Busulani Sub-county, where residents have been travelling long distances in search of safe water.
Irene Nabende, the women’s chairperson in Bunabonyo Village, said women and girls previously walked long distances to fetch water, exposing them to sexual violence like defilement and rape, contributing to teenage pregnancies and school dropouts.
She thanked Asha that we now have water near us and hope this will be solved.
Peresi Mukwana, a resident of Bunagawoya, thanked Ms Nabulo for the intervention, saying residents had endured difficulties accessing water.
Sironko District LCV chairman Alex Guga Nabende said the district still faces a major water challenge and thanked Asha and her development partners for supporting the district with new water sources and appealed for support more water projects.
Nabulo noted that addressing the water crisis in densely populated areas requires collective efforts from local leaders, development partners, and other stakeholders to extend access to safe and clean water to communities across the district.
She expressed gratitude to One Ummah for providing boreholes and other forms of assistance in the past adding that a good leader must have something to leave behind for the people.
“To know your people’s problems, you have to go out and lobby for solutions. The wars of politics are over, and now we are focusing on development,” she said.
She appealed to residents, through their local leaders, to document all the challenges affecting their communities so that she can address them one by one.
“After five years, there will be no need for campaigning. I will simply come back to ask for your vote for a second term because I will have worked and delivered on the pledges I made,” she added.
