Busia District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Busia vary from 46 % in Masafu Sub-County to 95 % in Lumino Sub-County. Busia has 1,152 domestic water points which serve a total of 316,648 people – 269,541 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 C
Population 0
Tiira T C Unknown
Tiira T C
Population 0
Namungodi T C Unknown
Namungodi T C
Population 0
Lumino Majanji Town Council Unknown
Lumino Majanji Town Council
Population 0
EDV Eastern DIV 11,360
Eastern DIV
Population 11,360
BHH Buhehe 485
Buhehe
Population 485
BLM Bulumbi 207
Bulumbi
Population 207
BSM Busime 448
Busime
Population 448
BST Busitema 378
Busitema
Population 378
BTB Buteba 624
Buteba
Population 624
BYN Buyanga 381
Buyanga
Population 381
DBN Dabani 749
Dabani
Population 749
LMN Lumino 105
Lumino
Population 105
LNY Lunyo 379
Lunyo
Population 379
MJN Majanji 1,537
Majanji
Population 1,537
MSB Masaba 453
Masaba
Population 453
MSF Masafu 308
Masafu
Population 308
MSN Masinya 1,188
Masinya
Population 1,188
SKD Sikuda 443
Sikuda
Population 443
WDV Western DIV 8,623
Western DIV
Population 8,623

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 C
Population Served 7,741
Namungodi T C 64 %
Namungodi T C
Population Served 7,306
Lumino Majanji Town Council 67 %
Lumino Majanji Town Council
Population Served 10,812
BHH Buhehe 87 %
Buhehe
Population Served 22,436
BLM Bulumbi 95 %
Bulumbi
Population Served 11,383
BSM Busime 64 %
Busime
Population Served 15,530
BST Busitema 95 %
Busitema
Population Served 21,287
BTB Buteba 65 %
Buteba
Population Served 23,121
BYN Buyanga 95 %
Buyanga
Population Served 22,653
DBN Dabani 71 %
Dabani
Population Served 26,824
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Population Served NWSC
LMN Lumino 95 %
Lumino
Population Served 6,375
LNY Lunyo 77 %
Lunyo
Population Served 14,930
MJN Majanji 95 %
Majanji
Population Served 13,318
MSB Masaba 82 %
Masaba
Population Served 24,924
MSF Masafu 46 %
Masafu
Population Served 10,500
MSN Masinya 47 %
Masinya
Population Served 12,300
SKD Sikuda 73 %
Sikuda
Population Served 11,303
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Population Served NWSC
Tiira T C 59 %
Tiira T C
Population 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 C
Population Served 7,741
Namungodi T C 64 %
Namungodi T C
Population Served 7,306
Lumino Majanji Town Council 67 %
Lumino Majanji Town Council
Population Served 10,812
BHH Buhehe 87 %
Buhehe
Population Served 22,436
BLM Bulumbi 95 %
Bulumbi
Population Served 11,383
BSM Busime 64 %
Busime
Population Served 15,530
BST Busitema 95 %
Busitema
Population Served 21,287
BTB Buteba 65 %
Buteba
Population Served 23,121
BYN Buyanga 95 %
Buyanga
Population Served 22,653
DBN Dabani 71 %
Dabani
Population Served 26,824
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Population Served NWSC
LMN Lumino 95 %
Lumino
Population Served 6,375
LNY Lunyo 77 %
Lunyo
Population Served 14,930
MJN Majanji 95 %
Majanji
Population Served 13,318
MSB Masaba 82 %
Masaba
Population Served 24,924
MSF Masafu 46 %
Masafu
Population Served 10,500
MSN Masinya 47 %
Masinya
Population Served 12,300
SKD Sikuda 73 %
Sikuda
Population Served 11,303
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Population Served NWSC
Tiira T C 59 %
Tiira T C
Population 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 C
Functional Sources 48
Namungodi T C 93 %
Namungodi T C
Functional Sources 28
Lumino Majanji Town Council 97 %
Lumino Majanji Town Council
Functional Sources 38
BHH Buhehe 94 %
Buhehe
Functional Sources 77
BLM Bulumbi 89 %
Bulumbi
Functional Sources 40
BSM Busime 93 %
Busime
Functional Sources 53
BST Busitema 99 %
Busitema
Functional Sources 77
BTB Buteba 97 %
Buteba
Functional Sources 91
BYN Buyanga 90 %
Buyanga
Functional Sources 83
DBN Dabani 98 %
Dabani
Functional Sources 106
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Functional Sources 46
LMN Lumino 88 %
Lumino
Functional Sources 23
LNY Lunyo 98 %
Lunyo
Functional Sources 54
MJN Majanji 95 %
Majanji
Functional Sources 53
MSB Masaba 98 %
Masaba
Functional Sources 89
MSF Masafu 98 %
Masafu
Functional Sources 39
MSN Masinya 100 %
Masinya
Functional Sources 45
SKD Sikuda 98 %
Sikuda
Functional Sources 43
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Functional Sources 26
Tiira T C 96 %
Tiira T C
Functional 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-CountyUrban/
Rural
PopulationPopulation
Served
AccessFunctionalityPoint Water SourcesPiped Water Systems
Protected
springs
Shallow wellsDeep boreholesRainwater
harvesting tanks
DamsValley
tanks
PSP/Kiosk, Tap standsYTHHICNWSC
RUWfPFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTot
SAMIA-BUGWE                                
 1 Tiira T CRural11,5506,80059%96%--10-1031412-12---------------No
 2 Namungodi T CRural11,5037,30664%93%--131141-1131141-1------------No
 3 Lumino Majanji Town CouncilRural16,05610,81267%97%-100%3-34-4291302-21-1---------No
 4 BuyangaRural23,84522,65395%90%--25530819443476-6------------No
 5 BusitemaRural22,40721,28795%99%--6-671864-64---------------No
 6 LunyoRural19,41114,93077%98%--1-11-148-48415------------No
 7 ButebaRural35,82723,12165%97%--381399110401414-4------------No
 8 LuminoRural6,7106,37595%88%--11221320121---------------No
 9 MasabaRural30,31524,92482%98%--6-610-10661674-4------314---No
 10 BulumbiRural11,98211,38395%89%-100%11314516221232-21-1---------No
 11 DabaniRural37,74426,82471%98%--4614771850-503-3---------91-No
 12 MasafuRural23,00610,50046%98%--15-153-321122---------------No
 13 SikudaRural15,45711,30373%98%--151168-819-191-1------------No
 14 BusimeRural24,08415,53064%93%--1-1415433465-5------------No
 15 MajanjiRural14,01913,31895%95%-----7-7422443-3------112---No
 16 Masafu T CRural8,1487,74195%98%--14-144-425126---------5-5196-7No
 17 MasinyaRural26,00112,30047%100%--12-123-330-30---------------No
 18 BuheheRural25,88122,43687%94%--4-49-959463516------------No
Total 363,946269,54174960100221132349581036472066740242202000921120517No
BUSIA MC                               
 1 Western DIVUrban30,359NWSCNWSC-81%-5-5---10212-11------11314---Yes
 2 Eastern DIVUrban42,527NWSCNWSC-73%-819-115712426------296351,28510180Yes
Total 72,88647,1076507601311401115924437000000409491,28510180No
District 436,832316,6487296761002341424895910466229691445492020004911601,49010287No

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
Groundwater based/Not GFS21012000010
Groundwater based/Unknown10010100000
Total31020100010

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