Bukwo District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Bukwo vary from 42 % in Riwo Sub-County to 95 % in Bukwo Sub-County. Bukwo has 729 domestic water points which serve a total of 101,192 people – 94,427 in rural areas. 199 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bukwo has 1 piped schemes.

Access

74%

Rural Functionality

75%

Equity

71

Management

73%

Gender

87%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
SUM Suam 230
Suam
Population 230
KBI Kabei 587
Kabei
Population 587
CHS Chesower 74
Chesower
Population 74
BKW Bukwo 426
Bukwo
Population 426
BTC Bukwo TC 1,258
Bukwo TC
Population 1,258
CHP Chepkwasta 125
Chepkwasta
Population 125
KRT Kortek 810
Kortek
Population 810
KMT Kamet 508
Kamet
Population 508
KPT Kaptererwo 357
Kaptererwo
Population 357
RWO Riwo 176
Riwo
Population 176
SNN Senendet 919
Senendet
Population 919
TLL Tulel 700
Tulel
Population 700

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 74 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 58 %

BKW Bukwo 95 %
Bukwo
Population Served 12,260
BTC Bukwo TC 58 %
Bukwo TC
Population Served 6,765
CHP Chepkwasta 95 %
Chepkwasta
Population Served 12,133
CHS Chesower 86 %
Chesower
Population Served 8,612
KBI Kabei 65 %
Kabei
Population Served 6,218
KMT Kamet 69 %
Kamet
Population Served 5,412
KPT Kaptererwo 74 %
Kaptererwo
Population Served 9,856
KRT Kortek 64 %
Kortek
Population Served 5,656
RWO Riwo 42 %
Riwo
Population Served 4,909
SNN Senendet 95 %
Senendet
Population Served 12,765
SUM Suam 55 %
Suam
Population Served 9,050
TLL Tulel 95 %
Tulel
Population Served 7,556

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 74 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 58 %

BKW Bukwo 95 %
Bukwo
Population Served 12,260
BTC Bukwo TC 58 %
Bukwo TC
Population Served 6,765
CHP Chepkwasta 95 %
Chepkwasta
Population Served 12,133
CHS Chesower 86 %
Chesower
Population Served 8,612
KBI Kabei 65 %
Kabei
Population Served 6,218
KMT Kamet 69 %
Kamet
Population Served 5,412
KPT Kaptererwo 74 %
Kaptererwo
Population Served 9,856
KRT Kortek 64 %
Kortek
Population Served 5,656
RWO Riwo 42 %
Riwo
Population Served 4,909
SNN Senendet 95 %
Senendet
Population Served 12,765
SUM Suam 55 %
Suam
Population Served 9,050
TLL Tulel 95 %
Tulel
Population Served 7,556

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 75 %
Urban Functionality 42 %

BKW Bukwo 88 %
Bukwo
Functional Sources 110
BTC Bukwo TC 42 %
Bukwo TC
Functional Sources 18
CHP Chepkwasta 89 %
Chepkwasta
Functional Sources 85
CHS Chesower 58 %
Chesower
Functional Sources 31
KBI Kabei 59 %
Kabei
Functional Sources 23
KMT Kamet 66 %
Kamet
Functional Sources 23
KPT Kaptererwo 71 %
Kaptererwo
Functional Sources 42
KRT Kortek 54 %
Kortek
Functional Sources 19
RWO Riwo 63 %
Riwo
Functional Sources 17
SNN Senendet 93 %
Senendet
Functional Sources 103
SUM Suam 60 %
Suam
Functional Sources 35
TLL Tulel 50 %
Tulel
Functional Sources 24

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 SuamRural16,3649,05055%60%--437---------------312051---No
 2 TulelRural7,9827,55695%50%--6410-------11------181937---No
 3 ChesowerRural9,9788,61286%58%--16319-------22------151732---No
 4 ChepkwastaRural12,77212,13395%89%--17118729---1-1------60868---No
 5 KabeiRural9,5796,21865%59%--61016------213------15520---No
 6 KortekRural8,7815,65664%54%--6511------1-1------121123---No
 7 Bukwo TCUrban11,5746,76558%-42%-2134-4---3-3------92433---No
 8 KaptererwoRural13,3049,85674%71%--2-25-51121-1------331649---No
 9 RiwoRural11,7074,90942%63%--65112131-1-22------8210---No
 10 KametRural7,8495,41269%66%--639------2-2------15924---No
 11 BukwoRural12,90512,26095%88%--7293-3---314------9712109---No
 12 SenendetRural13,43712,76595%93%--5271-1---3-3------946100---No
Total 136,232101,192747542083391222232521316723000000407149556000No
District 136,232101,192747542083391222232521316723000000407149556000No

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