Gicumbi district in the Northern Province of Rwanda had a target to have supplied clean water to all its residents the beginning of 2012. However, residents in some sectors such as Kageyo still use dirty water.
Kageyo residents still use dirty water
Residents say that lack of alternative forces them to use the available dirty water though they are well aware of the outcomes.
Dancile Mukandamage explained that they use this water for both cooking and drinking adding that sometimes passersby come to bath in the same water they use.
Passersby bath from the water source
The water problem in kageyo has mounted risks and worries of resident contacting dangerous diseases. But all hope is not lost as Gilbert Rubayita in charge of water and sanitation in the district said that the district and EWASA know about the issue adding that a study has been made on how to channel clean water to the area though funds are still low.
He said that though the initiative is bound to take some time due to lack of enough funds, all efforts to solve the problem are being applied. “There is need for patience on the part of residents,” said Rubayita.