Bukwo District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Bukwo vary from 43 % in Riwo Sub-County to 95 % in Bukwo Sub-County. Bukwo has 722 domestic water points which serve a total of 100,596 people – 93,831 in rural areas. 199 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bukwo has 1 piped schemes.

Access

75%

Rural Functionality

74%

Equity

68

Management

73%

Gender

87%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
SUM Suam 227
Suam
Population 227
KBI Kabei 579
Kabei
Population 579
CHS Chesower 73
Chesower
Population 73
BKW Bukwo 420
Bukwo
Population 420
BTC Bukwo TC 1,240
Bukwo TC
Population 1,240
CHP Chepkwasta 124
Chepkwasta
Population 124
KRT Kortek 799
Kortek
Population 799
KMT Kamet 501
Kamet
Population 501
KPT Kaptererwo 352
Kaptererwo
Population 352
RWO Riwo 174
Riwo
Population 174
SNN Senendet 907
Senendet
Population 907
TLL Tulel 691
Tulel
Population 691

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 75 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 59 %

BKW Bukwo 95 %
Bukwo
Population Served 12,089
BTC Bukwo TC 59 %
Bukwo TC
Population Served 6,765
CHP Chepkwasta 95 %
Chepkwasta
Population Served 11,964
CHS Chesower 88 %
Chesower
Population Served 8,612
KBI Kabei 66 %
Kabei
Population Served 6,218
KMT Kamet 70 %
Kamet
Population Served 5,412
KPT Kaptererwo 75 %
Kaptererwo
Population Served 9,856
KRT Kortek 65 %
Kortek
Population Served 5,656
RWO Riwo 43 %
Riwo
Population Served 4,909
SNN Senendet 95 %
Senendet
Population Served 12,588
SUM Suam 56 %
Suam
Population Served 9,050
TLL Tulel 95 %
Tulel
Population Served 7,477

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 75 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 59 %

BKW Bukwo 95 %
Bukwo
Population Served 12,089
BTC Bukwo TC 59 %
Bukwo TC
Population Served 6,765
CHP Chepkwasta 95 %
Chepkwasta
Population Served 11,964
CHS Chesower 88 %
Chesower
Population Served 8,612
KBI Kabei 66 %
Kabei
Population Served 6,218
KMT Kamet 70 %
Kamet
Population Served 5,412
KPT Kaptererwo 75 %
Kaptererwo
Population Served 9,856
KRT Kortek 65 %
Kortek
Population Served 5,656
RWO Riwo 43 %
Riwo
Population Served 4,909
SNN Senendet 95 %
Senendet
Population Served 12,588
SUM Suam 56 %
Suam
Population Served 9,050
TLL Tulel 95 %
Tulel
Population Served 7,477

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 % 80 %
70 % 90 %
Rural Functionality 74 %
Urban Functionality 42 %

BKW Bukwo 93 %
Bukwo
Functional Sources 111
BTC Bukwo TC 48 %
Bukwo TC
Functional Sources 20
CHP Chepkwasta 97 %
Chepkwasta
Functional Sources 86
CHS Chesower 76 %
Chesower
Functional Sources 42
KBI Kabei 90 %
Kabei
Functional Sources 35
KMT Kamet 91 %
Kamet
Functional Sources 32
KPT Kaptererwo 95 %
Kaptererwo
Functional Sources 52
KRT Kortek 100 %
Kortek
Functional Sources 25
RWO Riwo 81 %
Riwo
Functional Sources 21
SNN Senendet 95 %
Senendet
Functional Sources 91
SUM Suam 59 %
Suam
Functional Sources 29
TLL Tulel 88 %
Tulel
Functional Sources 42

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Sub-CountyUrban/
Rural
PopulationPopulation
Served
AccessFunctionalityPoint Water SourcesPiped Water Systems
Protected
springs
Shallow wellsDeep boreholesRainwater
harvesting tanks
DamsValley
tanks
PSP/Kiosk, Tap standsYTHHICNWSC
RUWfPFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTot
KONGASIS                               
 1 SuamRural16,1369,05056%60%--437---------------251742---No
 2 TulelRural7,8717,47795%50%--10-10-------11------32537---No
 3 ChesowerRural9,8398,61288%58%--19-19------213------211233---No
 4 ChepkwastaRural12,59411,96495%88%--18-189-9---1-1------58361---No
 5 KabeiRural9,4456,21866%59%--14216------3-3------18220---No
 6 KortekRural8,6585,65665%54%--11-11---------------14-14---No
 7 Bukwo TCUrban11,4136,76559%-42%-3-3224---3-3------122032---No
 8 KaptererwoRural13,1199,85675%71%--2-21-12-21-1------46349---No
 9 RiwoRural11,5444,90943%63%--92113-3-11112------819---No
 10 KametRural7,7405,41270%66%--9-9------2-2------21324---No
 11 BukwoRural12,72512,08995%88%--8191-1---314------997106---No
 12 SenendetRural13,25012,58895%93%--5271-1---3-3------82385---No
Total 134,334100,596757442083391222232521316723000000400149549000No
District 134,334100,596757442083391222232521316723000000400149549000No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFSNumber of
Schemes
Functionality of SystemType of ManagementWB in place
FunctionalNon-FunctionalPartially FunctionalPrivate OperatorWSCPrivate/IndividualNWSCOtherYesNo
Unknown/GFS10000000000
Surface Water Based/GFS85020500100
Total95020500100

GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee