Kasese District

by April 28, 2024

The access rates in Kasese vary from 17 % in Kyondo Sub-County to 95 % in Ihandiro Sub-County. Kasese has 3,391 domestic water points which serve a total of 505,558 people – 354,464 in rural areas. 494 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kasese has 1 piped schemes.

Access

59^%

Rural Functionality

83^%

Equity

151

Management

95^%

Gender

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

BGY Bugoye 219

KST Kisinga TC Unknown

KMT Kinyamaseka TC Unknown

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC Unknown

MHK Muhokya 73

KYN Kyondo 196

NYU Nyakiyumbu 368

LKT Lake Katwe 42

MLB Maliba 265

KTS Kitswamba 161

KYB Kyabarungira 836

BWR Bwera 1,584

IHN Ihandiro 342

KSN Kisinga 313

KTH Kitholhu 388

MHN Mahango 769

MKN Mukunyu 685

KRS Karusandara 98

CDV Central DIV 1,388

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC 507

KLM Kilembe 214

RKK Rukoki 451

NYK Nyakatonzi 69

ISN Isango 710

BHH Buhuhira 641

BDV Bulembia DIV 330

NDV Nyamwamba DIV 1,012

KYR Kyarumba 333

KRM Karambi 1,719

BWS Bwesumbu 269

HTC Hima TC 558

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC 3,137

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 59 %

Rural Access 58 %

Urban Access 61 %

BDV Bulembia DIV 49 %

BGY Bugoye NWSC

BHH Buhuhira 42 %

BWR Bwera 74 %

BWS Bwesumbu 43 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

HTC Hima TC NWSC

IHN Ihandiro 95 %

ISN Isango 95 %

KLM Kilembe 72 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 95 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 95 %

KSN Kisinga 60 %

KST Kisinga TC 95 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 95 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 62 %

KYN Kyondo 17 %

KYR Kyarumba 29 %

LKT Lake Katwe 58 %

MHK Muhokya 37 %

MHN Mahango 95 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 45 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 53 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 72 %

RKK Rukoki 54 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 77 %

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 59 %

Rural Access 58 %

Urban Access 61 %

BDV Bulembia DIV 49 %

BGY Bugoye NWSC

BHH Buhuhira 42 %

BWR Bwera 74 %

BWS Bwesumbu 43 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

HTC Hima TC NWSC

IHN Ihandiro 95 %

ISN Isango 95 %

KLM Kilembe 72 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 95 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 95 %

KSN Kisinga 60 %

KST Kisinga TC 95 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 95 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 62 %

KYN Kyondo 17 %

KYR Kyarumba 29 %

LKT Lake Katwe 58 %

MHK Muhokya 37 %

MHN Mahango 95 %

MKN Mukunyu 19 %

MLB Maliba 45 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 53 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 72 %

RKK Rukoki 54 %

RKT Rugendabara Kikongo TC 77 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 83 %

Urban Functionality 90 %

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 88 %

KMT Kinyamaseka TC 90 %

KRM Karambi NWSC

KRS Karusandara 96 %

KSN Kisinga 96 %

KST Kisinga TC 93 %

KTC Katwe-Kabatoro TC NWSC

KTH Kitholhu 79 %

KTS Kitswamba NWSC

KYB Kyabarungira 43 %

KYN Kyondo 88 %

KYR Kyarumba 72 %

LKT Lake Katwe 95 %

MHK Muhokya 83 %

MHN Mahango 98 %

MKN Mukunyu 90 %

MLB Maliba 68 %

MTC Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC NWSC

NDV Nyamwamba DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakatonzi 73 %

NYU Nyakiyumbu 22 %

RKK Rukoki 98 %

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	19,836	18,844	95%	-	93%	-	37	2	39	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	7	88	-	-	-	No
2 Kyarumba	Rural	52,156	15,120	29%	72%	-	-	26	7	33	2	1	3	1	1	2	15	5	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	15	46	-	-	-	No
3 Hima TC	Urban	16,335	NWSC	NWSC	-	67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	Yes
4 Bwera	Rural	21,703	16,106	74%	96%	-	-	11	2	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	2	90	-	-	-	No
5 Kinyamaseka TC	Urban	2,100	1,995	95%	-	90%	-	16	-	16	2	-	2	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	7	46	-	-	-	No
6 Isango	Rural	10,151	9,643	95%	96%	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	130	5	135	-	-	-	No
7 Mukunyu	Rural	39,555	7,518	19%	90%	-	-	12	-	12	4	1	5	3	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	3	18	-	-	-	No
8 Nyakatonzi	Rural	6,184	3,300	53%	73%	-	100%	-	-	-	6	1	7	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
9 Kisinga	Rural	30,337	18,150	60%	96%	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	104	5	109	-	-	-	No
10 Kyondo	Rural	29,753	5,165	17%	88%	-	-	9	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	1	21	-	-	-	No
11 Nyakiyumbu	Rural	37,921	27,277	72%	22%	-	-	1	10	11	-	-	-	3	8	11	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	112	145	-	-	-	No
12 Kitholhu	Rural	20,886	19,842	95%	79%	-	-	49	19	68	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	59	6	65	-	-	-	No
13 Ihandiro	Rural	16,452	15,629	95%	96%	-	-	69	3	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	1	23	996	-	73	No
14 Mpondwe/Lhubiriha TC	Urban	63,591	NWSC	NWSC	-	87%	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	2	1	3	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	552	84	636	-	-	-	Yes
15 Karambi	Rural	31,970	NWSC	NWSC	95%	-	-	24	5	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	218	9	227	-	-	-	Yes
Total		398,930	250,579	63	81	88	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	22,636	9,400	42%	98%	-	-	31	1	32	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	No
2 Bwesumbu	Rural	26,253	11,386	43%	83%	-	-	27	8	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	4	29	-	-	-	No
3 Kilembe	Rural	16,569	11,950	72%	88%	-	-	34	7	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	1	25	-	-	-	No
4 Rukoki	Rural	17,269	9,300	54%	98%	-	-	27	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	-	-	-	No
5 Kitswamba	Rural	26,020	NWSC	NWSC	91%	-	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	5	58	-	-	-	Yes
6 Bugoye	Rural	44,105	NWSC	NWSC	99%	-	-	65	1	66	5	1	6	1	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	123	1	124	-	-	-	Yes
7 Katwe-Kabatoro TC	Urban	7,934	NWSC	NWSC	-	88%	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	6	53	334	4	15	Yes
8 Muhokya	Rural	23,803	8,750	37%	83%	-	-	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	6	45	-	-	-	No
9 Mahango	Rural	24,736	23,499	95%	98%	-	-	104	3	107	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	28	-	-	-	No
10 Kyabarungira	Rural	20,302	12,536	62%	43%	-	-	6	13	19	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	28	56	-	-	-	No
11 Karusandara	Rural	14,818	14,077	95%	96%	-	-	1	-	1	17	1	18	35	1	36	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
12 Rugendabara Kikongo TC	Urban	10,735	8,312	77%	-	100%	-	1	-	1	6	-	6	10	-	10	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	22	10	-	1	No
13 Lake Katwe	Rural	24,386	14,204	58%	95%	-	-	7	-	7	2	-	2	16	4	20	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	41	14	-	2	No
14 Maliba	Rural	57,640	26,021	45%	68%	-	-	47	29	76	1	1	2	3	2	5	1	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	46	12	58	2	-	2	No
Total		337,206	202,191	60	87	93	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 Nyamwamba DIV	Urban	69,541	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	18	-	18	3	1	4	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	3	68	-	-	-	Yes
2 Bulembia DIV	Urban	20,302	9,950	49%	-	100%	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	41	-	-	-	No
3 Central DIV	Urban	35,471	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		125,314	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		861,450	505,558	59	83	90	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

59%

83%

151

95%

96%

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

59^%

83^%

95^%

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population