Kasese District

by November 20, 2024

The access rates in Kasese vary from 18 % in Kyondo Sub-County to 95 % in Ihandiro Sub-County. Kasese has 3,391 domestic water points which serve a total of 506,087 people – 337,605 in rural areas. 494 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kasese has 1 piped schemes.

Access

55^%

Rural Functionality

85^%

Equity

171

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

KMT Kinyamaseka TC Unknown

KST Kisinga TC Unknown

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC Unknown

Kitabu Unknown

Kahokya Unknown

Mbunga Unknown

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL Unknown

MHK Muhokya 57

KYN Kyondo 194

NYU Nyakiyumbu 365

LKT Lake Katwe 41

MLB Maliba 262

KTS Kitswamba 129

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

KYB Kyabarungira 405

CDV Central DIV 1,405

Kabatunda kirabaho TC Unknown

BHH Buhuhira 635

BWS Bwesumbu 267

KRS Karusandara 97

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC 503

KLM Kilembe 212

MHN Mahango 762

RKK Rukoki 244

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council Unknown

BWR Bwera 1,570

HTC Hima TC 553

IHN Ihandiro 339

ISN Isango 703

KRM Karambi 1,704

KSN Kisinga 310

KTH Kitholhu 172

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC 3,109

MKN Mukunyu 679

NYK Nyakatonzi 68

BDV Bulembia DIV 334

NDV Nyamwamba DIV 1,024

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

KYR Kyarumba 150

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 55 %

Rural Access 55 %

Urban Access 56 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 40 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 82 %

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 70 %

Mubuku Town Council 26 %

NYAKABINGO 62 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 57 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Kitabu 33 %

Kahokya 38 %

Mbunga 46 %

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 49 %

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 18 %

KYR Kyarumba 32 %

LKT Lake Katwe 34 %

MHK Muhokya 26 %

MHN Mahango 88 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 37 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 54 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 73 %

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 55 %

Rural Access 55 %

Urban Access 56 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 40 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 82 %

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 70 %

Mubuku Town Council 26 %

NYAKABINGO 62 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 57 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Kitabu 33 %

Kahokya 38 %

Mbunga 46 %

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 49 %

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 18 %

KYR Kyarumba 32 %

LKT Lake Katwe 34 %

MHK Muhokya 26 %

MHN Mahango 88 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 37 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 54 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 73 %

RKK Rukoki 73 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 78 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 85 %

Urban Functionality 86 %

KYARUMBA T.C Unknown

Maliba Town Council 77 %

MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL 61 %

Kabatunda kirabaho TC 47 %

Mubuku Town Council 100 %

NYAKABINGO 100 %

Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council 83 %

Kitswamba T.C Unknown

Kitabu 78 %

Kahokya 97 %

Mbunga 75 %

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 93 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 90 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 96 %

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 97 %

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	19,661	10,950	56%	-	85%	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59	10	69	-	-	-	No
2 Bwera	Rural	21,511	16,106	75%	96%	-	-	11	2	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	2	90	-	-	-	No
3 Kitabu	Rural	23,015	7,704	33%	78%	-	-	11	4	15	2	1	3	1	-	1	7	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	4	23	-	-	-	No
4 Isango	Rural	10,062	9,559	95%	96%	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	130	5	135	-	-	-	No
5 Mukunyu	Rural	39,206	7,518	19%	90%	-	-	12	-	12	4	1	5	3	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	3	18	-	-	-	No
6 Kisinga	Rural	30,070	28,500	95%	98%	-	-	38	1	39	2	-	2	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	126	2	128	-	-	-	No
7 Kitholhu	Rural	9,252	8,789	95%	77%	-	-	42	12	54	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	6	29	-	-	-	No
8 Ihandiro	Rural	16,307	15,492	95%	96%	-	-	69	3	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	1	23	996	-	73	No
9 Kyarumba	Rural	23,478	7,416	32%	66%	-	-	15	3	18	-	-	-	-	1	1	8	3	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	23	-	-	-	No
10 Hima TC	Urban	16,191	NWSC	NWSC	-	67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	Yes
11 Kinyamaseka TC	Urban	2,082	1,978	95%	-	90%	-	16	-	16	2	-	2	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	7	46	-	-	-	No
12 Nyakatonzi	Rural	6,130	3,300	54%	73%	-	100%	-	-	-	6	1	7	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
13 Kyondo	Rural	29,492	5,165	18%	88%	-	-	9	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	1	21	-	-	-	No
14 Nyakiyumbu	Rural	37,587	27,277	73%	22%	-	-	1	10	11	-	-	-	3	8	11	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	112	145	-	-	-	No
15 Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC	Urban	63,031	NWSC	NWSC	-	87%	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	2	1	3	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	550	84	634	-	-	-	Yes
16 Kithoma Kanyatsi Town council	Urban	14,341	8,212	57%	-	83%	-	7	7	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	36	-	-	-	No
17 Karambi	Rural	31,689	NWSC	NWSC	95%	-	-	24	5	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	220	9	229	-	-	-	Yes
18 KYARUMBA T.C	Rural	12,606	0	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		405,711	249,156	61	82	87	100	263	49	312	17	3	20	15	14	29	43	16	59	0	0	0	1	0	1	1,394	257	1,651	996	0	73	No
BUSONGORA
1 Buhuhira	Rural	22,437	9,400	42%	98%	-	-	31	1	32	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	No
2 Kilembe	Rural	16,423	8,000	49%	93%	-	-	20	2	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	1	24	-	-	-	No
3 Kahokya	Rural	15,498	5,930	38%	97%	-	-	7	-	7	1	-	1	6	1	7	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	2	-	2	No
4 Kitswamba	Rural	20,933	NWSC	NWSC	91%	-	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	5	58	-	-	-	Yes
5 Kabatunda kirabaho TC	Urban	13,184	9,230	70%	-	47%	-	6	10	16	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	17	38	-	-	-	No
6 Mubuku Town Council	Urban	4,626	1,206	26%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	No
7 Katwe-Kabatoro TC	Urban	7,864	NWSC	NWSC	-	88%	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	6	53	334	4	15	Yes
8 Muhokya	Rural	18,736	4,950	26%	100%	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	25	-	-	-	No
9 Mahango	Rural	24,518	21,636	88%	97%	-	-	93	3	96	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	-	-	-	No
10 Maliba Town Council	Urban	8,558	3,450	40%	-	77%	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	4	19	-	-	-	No
11 Lake Katwe	Rural	24,172	8,274	34%	93%	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	10	3	13	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	27	12	-	-	No
12 NYAKABINGO	Rural	10,409	6,456	62%	100%	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	No
13 Mbunga	Rural	8,558	3,950	46%	75%	-	-	14	5	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
14 Bwesumbu	Rural	26,022	11,386	44%	83%	-	-	27	8	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	4	29	-	-	-	No
15 Rukoki	Rural	9,368	6,850	73%	97%	-	-	20	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	1	19	-	-	-	No
16 Bugoye	Rural	43,717	NWSC	NWSC	99%	-	-	65	1	66	5	1	6	1	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	123	1	124	-	-	-	Yes
17 MUHOKYA TOWN COUNCIL	Urban	4,626	3,800	82%	-	61%	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	6	20	-	-	-	No
18 Kyabarungira	Rural	9,831	3,306	34%	32%	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	11	18	-	-	-	No
19 Karusandara	Rural	14,688	13,954	95%	96%	-	-	1	-	1	17	1	18	35	1	36	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
20 Rugendabara Kikongo TC	Urban	10,640	8,312	78%	-	100%	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	10	-	10	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	22	10	-	1	No
21 Maliba	Rural	57,133	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	8,790	0	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		380,731	204,143	54	90	75	0	362	63	425	38	4	42	66	11	77	31	8	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	519	64	583	360	4	20	No
KASESE M.C
1 Bulembia DIV	Urban	20,551	9,950	48%	-	100%	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	41	-	-	-	No
2 Nyamwamba DIV	Urban	70,393	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	18	-	18	3	1	4	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	3	68	-	-	-	Yes
3 Central DIV	Urban	35,905	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		126,849	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		913,291	506,087	55	85	86	100	662	112	774	58	8	66	81	25	106	77	25	102	0	0	0	1	0	1	2,019	324	2,343	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

55%

85%

171

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

55^%

85^%

95^%

97^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population