Kazo, Uganda — Kazo County Member of Parliament Hon. Dan Kimosho has raised fresh concerns over the prolonged delay in completing the Nyabuhikye–Kikyenkye Gravity Flow Scheme, a Shs21 billion government project launched in 2018 to provide water to more than 135,000 people in parts of Kazo and Ibanda districts.
Kimosho says nearly eight years after the project was launched, many of the intended beneficiaries are still waiting for the promised water services. He has questioned why a project of such national importance has taken so long to complete despite the substantial public resources committed to it.
The legislator has also drawn attention to water infrastructure at Kanoni Sub-county headquarters, where tanks constructed under the project remain without the required pipeline connections. According to Kimosho, the unused facilities are increasingly exposed to vandalism while residents continue to face challenges accessing reliable water.
Kimosho says he personally raised the matter with President Yoweri Museveni during a meeting at Rwakitura on January 3, 2024. According to the legislator, the President directly contacted Secretary to the Treasury Dr Ramathan Ggoobi and Minister of State for Water Aisha Sekindi, who committed to addressing the outstanding issues surrounding the project.
Despite that intervention, Kimosho says the situation on the ground remains unresolved, with Kazo still waiting for the project to deliver the services for which it was established. He recalls that President Museveni expressed concern that government should not appear to be mocking the people of Kazo by failing to provide them with the water they had been promised.
Kimosho is now seeking a clear account from the Ministry of Water and Environment on the status of the project, the reasons behind the prolonged delays and the works that remain outstanding. He says the public deserves to know how the Shs21 billion allocated to the project has been utilised and why the scheme has not yet become fully operational.
The MP has further called for accountability from the institutions and officials responsible for overseeing the project, particularly given the length of time it has remained incomplete. He argues that government investments should ultimately translate into tangible services for citizens rather than infrastructure that remains idle after construction.
Kimosho says the people of Kazo deserve both answers and water, and has called for the relevant authorities to urgently resolve the outstanding issues and complete the project. He says the focus should now be on ensuring that the Nyabuhikye–Kikyenkye scheme fulfils its intended purpose and delivers value to the taxpayers who financed it.
