Kapchorwa District

by November 20, 2024

The access rates in Kapchorwa vary from 50 % in Western Div Sub-County to 95 % in Sipi TC Sub-County. Kapchorwa has 768 domestic water points which serve a total of 121,987 people – 102,563 in rural areas. 126 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kapchorwa has 8 piped schemes.

Access

80^%

Rural Functionality

84^%

Equity

69

Management

95^%

Gender

90^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KBY Kabeywa 116

STC Sipi TC Unknown

SPI Sipi 1,293

KWW Kawowo 395

KSR Kaserem 937

KPT Kaptanya 199

KTC Central Div 2,900

CHM Chema 383

AMK Amukol 969

CHP Chepteret 1,603

KPC Eastern Div 798

KPS Kapsinda 359

KAT Western Div 838

MNR Munarya 235

TGR Tegeres 189

GMG Gamogo 1,012

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 80 %

Rural Access 78 %

Urban Access 95 %

AMK Amukol 95 %

CHM Chema 91 %

CHP Chepteret 56 %

GMG Gamogo 95 %

KAT Western Div 50 %

KBY Kabeywa 95 %

KPC Eastern Div 90 %

KPS Kapsinda 61 %

KPT Kaptanya 95 %

KSR Kaserem 95 %

KTC Central Div 95 %

KWW Kawowo 59 %

MNR Munarya 95 %

SPI Sipi 67 %

STC Sipi TC NWSC

TGR Tegeres 95 %

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 80 %

Rural Access 78 %

Urban Access 95 %

AMK Amukol 95 %

CHM Chema 91 %

CHP Chepteret 56 %

GMG Gamogo 95 %

KAT Western Div 50 %

KBY Kabeywa 95 %

KPC Eastern Div 90 %

KPS Kapsinda 61 %

KPT Kaptanya 95 %

KSR Kaserem 95 %

KTC Central Div 95 %

KWW Kawowo 59 %

MNR Munarya 95 %

SPI Sipi 67 %

STC Sipi TC NWSC

TGR Tegeres 95 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 84 %

Urban Functionality 83 %

AMK Amukol 69 %

CHM Chema 87 %

CHP Chepteret 100 %

GMG Gamogo 60 %

KAT Western Div 99 %

KBY Kabeywa 87 %

KPC Eastern Div 86 %

KPS Kapsinda 81 %

KPT Kaptanya 79 %

KSR Kaserem 71 %

KTC Central Div 86 %

KWW Kawowo 93 %

MNR Munarya 65 %

SPI Sipi 92 %

STC Sipi TC NWSC

TGR Tegeres 93 %

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
					Functionality			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	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
Tingey
1 Sipi TC	Urban	3,738	NWSC	NWSC	-	74%	-	13	4	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	8	-	-	-	Yes
2 Kawowo	Rural	8,959	5,250	59%	93%	-	-	17	1	18	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	-	-	-	No
3 Sipi	Rural	6,174	4,162	67%	92%	-	-	15	2	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	108	-	14	No
4 Amukol	Rural	4,964	4,716	95%	69%	-	-	12	3	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	14	-	-	-	No
5 Kapsinda	Rural	9,685	5,903	61%	81%	-	-	20	2	22	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	-	-	-	No
6 Kaserem	Rural	6,053	5,750	95%	72%	-	-	17	1	18	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	16	-	-	-	No
7 Munarya	Rural	7,264	6,901	95%	65%	-	-	19	3	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	14	27	-	-	-	No
8 Chema	Rural	11,380	10,306	91%	87%	-	-	41	6	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	-	-	-	No
9 Kabeywa	Rural	6,901	6,556	95%	87%	-	-	21	2	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	7	42	-	-	-	No
10 Gamogo	Rural	4,358	4,140	95%	60%	-	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	14	22	-	-	-	No
11 Tegeres	Rural	11,605	11,006	95%	93%	-	-	22	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	4	44	-	-	-	No
12 Chepteret	Rural	5,327	3,000	56%	100%	-	-	12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	No
13 Kaptanya	Rural	9,443	8,971	95%	79%	-	-	21	6	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	7	39	-	-	-	No
Total		95,851	80,212	84	81	74	0	243	30	273	1	0	1	1	1	2	9	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	175	69	244	108	0	14	No
Kapchorwa MC
1 Eastern Div	Rural	14,649	13,203	90%	86%	-	-	32	1	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	9	44	-	-	-	No
2 Western Div	Rural	25,545	12,700	50%	99%	-	-	44	-	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	-	-	-	No
3 Central Div	Urban	16,707	15,872	95%	-	86%	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	70	12	82	396	121	58	No
Total		56,901	41,775	73	92	86	0	81	1	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	22	152	396	121	58	No
District		152,752	121,987	80	84	83	0	324	31	355	1	0	1	1	1	2	10	3	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	305	91	396	504	121	72	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
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Unknown/GFS	8	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	9	7	0	2	1	4	0	0	1	2	0
Unknown/Not GFS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	15	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	2	0

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

80%

84%

69

95%

90%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

80^%

84^%

95^%

90^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population