Kasese District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Kasese vary from 17 % in Kyondo Sub-County to 95 % in Ihandiro Sub-County. Kasese has 3,510 domestic water points which serve a total of 516,413 people – 344,406 in rural areas. 503 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kasese has 1 piped schemes.

Access

56^%

Rural Functionality

85^%

Equity

174

Management

95^%

Gender

97^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

Mubuku Town Council Unknown

Maliba Town Council Unknown

BGY Bugoye 217

NYAKABINGO Unknown

KST Kisinga TC Unknown

KMT Kinyamaseka TC Unknown

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC Unknown

Kitabu Unknown

Kahokya Unknown

Mbunga Unknown

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL Unknown

MHK Muhokya 57

KYN Kyondo 195

NYU Nyakiyumbu 365

LKT Lake Katwe 41

MLB Maliba 263

KTS Kitswamba 129

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

KYB Kyabarungira 405

Kabatunda kirabaho TC Unknown

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council Unknown

KRM Karambi 1,705

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

KYR Kyarumba 150

CDV Central DIV 1,406

BHH Buhuhira 636

BWS Bwesumbu 267

KRS Karusandara 97

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC 503

KLM Kilembe 212

MHN Mahango 763

RKK Rukoki 245

BWR Bwera 1,571

HTC Hima TC 554

IHN Ihandiro 340

ISN Isango 704

KSN Kisinga 311

KTH Kitholhu 172

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC 3,112

MKN Mukunyu 680

NYK Nyakatonzi 69

BDV Bulembia DIV 334

NDV Nyamwamba DIV 1,025

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 56 %

Rural Access 56 %

Urban Access 57 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 42 %

NYAKABINGO 62 %

Kitabu 33 %

Kahokya 38 %

Mbunga 46 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 82 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 95 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 57 %

Mubuku Town Council 26 %

BDV Bulembia DIV 48 %

BGY Bugoye NWSC

BHH Buhuhira 42 %

BWR Bwera 75 %

BWS Bwesumbu 44 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

HTC Hima TC NWSC

IHN Ihandiro 95 %

ISN Isango 95 %

KLM Kilembe 79 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 95 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 95 %

KSN Kisinga 95 %

KST Kisinga TC 56 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 95 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 34 %

KYN Kyondo 17 %

KYR Kyarumba 32 %

LKT Lake Katwe 34 %

MHK Muhokya 26 %

MHN Mahango 95 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 37 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 54 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 72 %

RKK Rukoki 73 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 78 %

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 56 %

Rural Access 56 %

Urban Access 57 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 42 %

NYAKABINGO 62 %

Kitabu 33 %

Kahokya 38 %

Mbunga 46 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 82 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 95 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 57 %

Mubuku Town Council 26 %

BDV Bulembia DIV 48 %

BGY Bugoye NWSC

BHH Buhuhira 42 %

BWR Bwera 75 %

BWS Bwesumbu 44 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

HTC Hima TC NWSC

IHN Ihandiro 95 %

ISN Isango 95 %

KLM Kilembe 79 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 95 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 95 %

KSN Kisinga 95 %

KST Kisinga TC 56 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 95 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 34 %

KYN Kyondo 17 %

KYR Kyarumba 32 %

LKT Lake Katwe 34 %

MHK Muhokya 26 %

MHN Mahango 95 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 37 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 54 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 72 %

RKK Rukoki 73 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 78 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 85 %

Urban Functionality 86 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 78 %

NYAKABINGO 100 %

Kitabu 78 %

Kahokya 97 %

Mbunga 75 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 61 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 63 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 83 %

Mubuku Town Council 100 %

BDV Bulembia DIV 100 %

BGY Bugoye NWSC

BHH Buhuhira 98 %

BWR Bwera 96 %

BWS Bwesumbu 83 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

HTC Hima TC NWSC

IHN Ihandiro 96 %

ISN Isango 96 %

KLM Kilembe 95 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 90 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 97 %

KSN Kisinga 98 %

KST Kisinga TC 85 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 77 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 32 %

KYN Kyondo 88 %

KYR Kyarumba 66 %

LKT Lake Katwe 93 %

MHK Muhokya 100 %

MHN Mahango 94 %

MKN Mukunyu 90 %

MLB Maliba 63 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 73 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 22 %

RKK Rukoki 97 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 100 %

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
BUKONJO
1 Kisinga TC	Urban	19,680	10,950	56%	-	85%	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59	10	69	-	-	-	No
2 Bwera	Rural	21,533	16,106	75%	96%	-	-	11	2	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	2	90	-	-	-	No
3 Kitabu	Rural	23,038	7,704	33%	78%	-	-	11	4	15	2	1	3	1	-	1	7	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	4	23	-	-	-	No
4 Isango	Rural	10,072	9,568	95%	96%	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	130	5	135	-	-	-	No
5 Mukunyu	Rural	39,245	7,518	19%	90%	-	-	12	-	12	4	1	5	3	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	3	18	-	-	-	No
6 Kisinga	Rural	30,099	28,594	95%	98%	-	-	38	1	39	2	-	2	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	127	2	129	-	-	-	No
7 Kitholhu	Rural	9,261	8,798	95%	77%	-	-	42	12	54	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	6	29	-	-	-	No
8 Ihandiro	Rural	16,323	15,507	95%	96%	-	-	69	3	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	1	23	996	-	73	No
9 Kyarumba	Rural	23,501	7,416	32%	66%	-	-	15	3	18	-	-	-	-	1	1	8	3	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	23	-	-	-	No
10 Hima TC	Urban	16,207	NWSC	NWSC	-	67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	Yes
11 Kinyamaseka TC	Urban	2,084	1,980	95%	-	90%	-	16	-	16	2	-	2	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	7	46	-	-	-	No
12 Nyakatonzi	Rural	6,136	3,300	54%	73%	-	100%	-	-	-	6	1	7	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
13 Kyondo	Rural	29,521	5,165	17%	88%	-	-	9	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	1	21	-	-	-	No
14 Nyakiyumbu	Rural	37,624	27,277	72%	22%	-	-	1	10	11	-	-	-	3	8	11	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	112	145	-	-	-	No
15 Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC	Urban	63,093	NWSC	NWSC	-	87%	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	2	1	3	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	550	84	634	-	-	-	Yes
16 Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council	Urban	14,355	8,212	57%	-	83%	-	7	7	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	36	-	-	-	No
17 Karambi	Rural	31,720	NWSC	NWSC	95%	-	-	24	5	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	220	9	229	-	-	-	Yes
18 KYARUMBA T.C	Rural	12,619	0	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		406,111	249,373	61	82	87	100	263	49	312	17	3	20	15	14	29	43	16	59	0	0	0	1	0	1	1,395	257	1,652	996	0	73	No
BUSONGORA
1 Buhuhira	Rural	22,459	9,400	42%	98%	-	-	31	1	32	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	No
2 Kilembe	Rural	16,439	12,950	79%	95%	-	-	20	2	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	2	57	-	-	-	No
3 Kahokya	Rural	15,513	5,930	38%	97%	-	-	7	-	7	1	-	1	6	1	7	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	2	-	2	No
4 Kitswamba	Rural	20,954	NWSC	NWSC	91%	-	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	5	58	-	-	-	Yes
5 Kabatunda kirabaho TC	Urban	13,197	12,537	95%	-	63%	-	7	10	17	-	1	1	3	-	3	2	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	43	17	60	-	-	-	No
6 Mubuku Town Council	Urban	4,631	1,206	26%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	No
7 Katwe-Kabatoro TC	Urban	7,872	NWSC	NWSC	-	88%	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	6	53	334	4	15	Yes
8 Muhokya	Rural	18,754	4,950	26%	100%	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	25	-	-	-	No
9 Mahango	Rural	24,543	23,316	95%	94%	-	-	94	3	97	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	62	7	69	-	-	-	No
10 Maliba Town Council	Urban	8,567	3,600	42%	-	78%	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	4	20	-	-	-	No
11 Lake Katwe	Rural	24,195	8,274	34%	93%	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	10	3	13	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	27	12	-	-	No
12 NYAKABINGO	Rural	10,419	6,456	62%	100%	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	No
13 Mbunga	Rural	8,567	3,950	46%	75%	-	-	14	5	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
14 Bwesumbu	Rural	26,048	11,386	44%	83%	-	-	27	8	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	4	29	-	-	-	No
15 Rukoki	Rural	9,377	6,850	73%	97%	-	-	20	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	1	19	-	-	-	No
16 Bugoye	Rural	43,760	NWSC	NWSC	99%	-	-	65	1	66	5	1	6	1	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	123	1	124	-	-	-	Yes
17 MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL	Urban	4,631	3,800	82%	-	61%	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	6	20	-	-	-	No
18 Kyabarungira	Rural	9,840	3,306	34%	32%	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	11	18	-	-	-	No
19 Karusandara	Rural	14,702	13,967	95%	97%	-	-	1	-	1	17	1	18	37	1	38	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
20 Rugendabara Kikongo TC	Urban	10,651	8,312	78%	-	100%	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	10	-	10	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	22	10	-	1	No
21 Maliba	Rural	57,189	21,365	37%	63%	-	-	45	28	73	-	1	1	3	2	5	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	8	33	2	-	2	No
22 Kitswamba T.C	Urban	8,798	0	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		381,106	214,252	56	90	78	0	364	63	427	38	4	42	71	11	82	32	9	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	620	72	692	360	4	20	No
KASESE M.C
1 Bulembia DIV	Urban	20,571	9,950	48%	-	100%	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	41	-	-	-	No
2 Nyamwamba DIV	Urban	70,461	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	18	-	18	3	1	4	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	3	68	-	-	-	Yes
3 Central DIV	Urban	35,940	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		126,972	52,788	42	0	97	0	37	0	37	3	1	4	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	3	109	0	0	0	No
District		914,189	516,413	56	85	86	100	664	112	776	58	8	66	86	25	111	78	26	104	0	0	0	1	0	1	2,121	332	2,453	1,356	4	93	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	37	24	1	12	1	10	0	0	0	24	0
Groundwater based/GFS	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Groundwater based/Not GFS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total	43	28	1	13	0	10	0	2	0	28	0

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

56%

85%

174

95%

97%

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

56^%

85^%

95^%

97^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population