Busia District
by March 24, 2025
The access rates in Busia vary from 45 % in Masafu Sub-County to 95 % in Lumino Sub-County. Busia has 1,152 domestic water points which serve a total of 317,594 people – 270,182 in rural areas. 68 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Busia has 2 piped schemes.
Access
72%
Rural Functionality
96%
Equity
79
Management
78%
Gender
85%
Population Density (people/km2) and Population
| 50 | 250 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 100 | 500 | 1,500 | |||||
Masafu T C
Unknown
Masafu T CPopulation 0
Tiira T C
Unknown
Tiira T CPopulation 0
Namungodi T C
Unknown
Namungodi T CPopulation 0
Lumino Majanji Town Council
Unknown
Lumino Majanji Town CouncilPopulation 0
EDV
Eastern DIV
11,446
Eastern DIVPopulation 11,446
BHH
Buhehe
489
BuhehePopulation 489
BLM
Bulumbi
208
BulumbiPopulation 208
BSM
Busime
452
BusimePopulation 452
BST
Busitema
381
BusitemaPopulation 381
BTB
Buteba
629
ButebaPopulation 629
BYN
Buyanga
384
BuyangaPopulation 384
DBN
Dabani
755
DabaniPopulation 755
LMN
Lumino
106
LuminoPopulation 106
LNY
Lunyo
382
LunyoPopulation 382
MJN
Majanji
1,548
MajanjiPopulation 1,548
MSB
Masaba
457
MasabaPopulation 457
MSF
Masafu
311
MasafuPopulation 311
MSN
Masinya
1,197
MasinyaPopulation 1,197
SKD
Sikuda
447
SikudaPopulation 447
WDV
Western DIV
8,689
Western DIVPopulation 8,689
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
72 %
Rural Access
74 %
Urban Access
65 %
Masafu T C
95 %
Masafu T CPopulation Served 7,800
Namungodi T C
63 %
Namungodi T CPopulation Served 7,306
Lumino Majanji Town Council
67 %
Lumino Majanji Town CouncilPopulation Served 10,812
BHH
Buhehe
86 %
BuhehePopulation Served 22,436
BLM
Bulumbi
95 %
BulumbiPopulation Served 11,471
BSM
Busime
64 %
BusimePopulation Served 15,530
BST
Busitema
95 %
BusitemaPopulation Served 21,451
BTB
Buteba
64 %
ButebaPopulation Served 23,121
BYN
Buyanga
95 %
BuyangaPopulation Served 22,828
DBN
Dabani
71 %
DabaniPopulation Served 26,824
EDV
Eastern DIV
NWSC
Eastern DIVPopulation Served NWSC
LMN
Lumino
95 %
LuminoPopulation Served 6,424
LNY
Lunyo
76 %
LunyoPopulation Served 14,930
MJN
Majanji
95 %
MajanjiPopulation Served 13,422
MSB
Masaba
82 %
MasabaPopulation Served 24,924
MSF
Masafu
45 %
MasafuPopulation Served 10,500
MSN
Masinya
47 %
MasinyaPopulation Served 12,300
SKD
Sikuda
73 %
SikudaPopulation Served 11,303
WDV
Western DIV
NWSC
Western DIVPopulation Served NWSC
Tiira T C
58 %
Tiira T CPopulation Served 6,800
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
72 %
Rural Access
74 %
Urban Access
65 %
Masafu T C
95 %
Masafu T CPopulation Served 7,800
Namungodi T C
63 %
Namungodi T CPopulation Served 7,306
Lumino Majanji Town Council
67 %
Lumino Majanji Town CouncilPopulation Served 10,812
BHH
Buhehe
86 %
BuhehePopulation Served 22,436
BLM
Bulumbi
95 %
BulumbiPopulation Served 11,471
BSM
Busime
64 %
BusimePopulation Served 15,530
BST
Busitema
95 %
BusitemaPopulation Served 21,451
BTB
Buteba
64 %
ButebaPopulation Served 23,121
BYN
Buyanga
95 %
BuyangaPopulation Served 22,828
DBN
Dabani
71 %
DabaniPopulation Served 26,824
EDV
Eastern DIV
NWSC
Eastern DIVPopulation Served NWSC
LMN
Lumino
95 %
LuminoPopulation Served 6,424
LNY
Lunyo
76 %
LunyoPopulation Served 14,930
MJN
Majanji
95 %
MajanjiPopulation Served 13,422
MSB
Masaba
82 %
MasabaPopulation Served 24,924
MSF
Masafu
45 %
MasafuPopulation Served 10,500
MSN
Masinya
47 %
MasinyaPopulation Served 12,300
SKD
Sikuda
73 %
SikudaPopulation Served 11,303
WDV
Western DIV
NWSC
Western DIVPopulation Served NWSC
Tiira T C
58 %
Tiira T CPopulation Served 6,800
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
96 %
Urban Functionality
76 %
Masafu T C
98 %
Masafu T CFunctional Sources 48
Namungodi T C
93 %
Namungodi T CFunctional Sources 28
Lumino Majanji Town Council
97 %
Lumino Majanji Town CouncilFunctional Sources 38
BHH
Buhehe
94 %
BuheheFunctional Sources 77
BLM
Bulumbi
89 %
BulumbiFunctional Sources 40
BSM
Busime
93 %
BusimeFunctional Sources 53
BST
Busitema
99 %
BusitemaFunctional Sources 77
BTB
Buteba
97 %
ButebaFunctional Sources 91
BYN
Buyanga
90 %
BuyangaFunctional Sources 83
DBN
Dabani
98 %
DabaniFunctional Sources 106
EDV
Eastern DIV
NWSC
Eastern DIVFunctional Sources 46
LMN
Lumino
88 %
LuminoFunctional Sources 23
LNY
Lunyo
98 %
LunyoFunctional Sources 54
MJN
Majanji
95 %
MajanjiFunctional Sources 53
MSB
Masaba
98 %
MasabaFunctional Sources 89
MSF
Masafu
98 %
MasafuFunctional Sources 39
MSN
Masinya
100 %
MasinyaFunctional Sources 45
SKD
Sikuda
98 %
SikudaFunctional Sources 43
WDV
Western DIV
NWSC
Western DIVFunctional Sources 26
Tiira T C
96 %
Tiira T CFunctional Sources 25
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-County | Urban/ Rural | Population | Population Served | Access | Functionality | Point Water Sources | Piped Water Systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected springs | Shallow wells | Deep boreholes | Rainwater harvesting tanks | Dams | Valley tanks | PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands | YT | HH | IC | NWSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R | U | WfP | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | SAMIA-BUGWE | ||||||||
| 1 Tiira T C | Rural | 11,654 | 6,800 | 58% | 96% | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Namungodi T C | Rural | 11,592 | 7,306 | 63% | 93% | - | - | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Lumino Majanji Town Council | Rural | 16,180 | 10,812 | 67% | 97% | - | 100% | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 4 Buyanga | Rural | 24,029 | 22,828 | 95% | 90% | - | - | 25 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 47 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 5 Busitema | Rural | 22,580 | 21,451 | 95% | 99% | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 64 | - | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 6 Lunyo | Rural | 19,561 | 14,930 | 76% | 98% | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 48 | - | 48 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 7 Buteba | Rural | 36,104 | 23,121 | 64% | 97% | - | - | 38 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 8 Lumino | Rural | 6,762 | 6,424 | 95% | 88% | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 9 Masaba | Rural | 30,550 | 24,924 | 82% | 98% | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 10 | - | 10 | 66 | 1 | 67 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | No |
| 10 Bulumbi | Rural | 12,075 | 11,471 | 95% | 89% | - | 100% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 11 Dabani | Rural | 38,036 | 26,824 | 71% | 98% | - | - | 46 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 50 | - | 50 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | No |
| 12 Masafu | Rural | 23,184 | 10,500 | 45% | 98% | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | 3 | - | 3 | 21 | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 13 Sikuda | Rural | 15,577 | 11,303 | 73% | 98% | - | - | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | - | 8 | 19 | - | 19 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 14 Busime | Rural | 24,271 | 15,530 | 64% | 93% | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 15 Majanji | Rural | 14,128 | 13,422 | 95% | 95% | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 42 | 2 | 44 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | No |
| 16 Masafu T C | Rural | 8,211 | 7,800 | 95% | 98% | - | - | 14 | - | 14 | 4 | - | 4 | 25 | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 196 | - | 7 | No |
| 17 Masinya | Rural | 26,203 | 12,300 | 47% | 100% | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | 3 | - | 3 | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 18 Buhehe | Rural | 26,082 | 22,436 | 86% | 94% | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | - | 9 | 59 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 366,779 | 270,182 | 74 | 96 | 0 | 100 | 221 | 13 | 234 | 95 | 8 | 103 | 647 | 20 | 667 | 40 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 205 | 1 | 7 | No | BUSIA MC |
| 1 Western DIV | Urban | 30,588 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 81% | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | Yes |
| 2 Eastern DIV | Urban | 42,848 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 73% | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 6 | 35 | 1,285 | 101 | 80 | Yes |
| Total | 73,436 | 47,412 | 65 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 49 | 1,285 | 101 | 80 | No | |
| District | 440,215 | 317,594 | 72 | 96 | 76 | 100 | 234 | 14 | 248 | 95 | 9 | 104 | 662 | 29 | 691 | 44 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 60 | 1,490 | 102 | 87 | No | |
F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections
Piped Water Supply Systems
| Type of Scheme/GFS | Number of Schemes | Functionality of System | Type of Management | WB in place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional | Non-Functional | Partially Functional | Private Operator | WSC | Private/Individual | NWSC | Other | Yes | No | ||
| Groundwater based/Not GFS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Groundwater based/Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee