KAMPALA — Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja outlined Government’s plan to advance the long-delayed Kasimbi–Kyebando Water Project in Buyanja East after area Member of Parliament Dr Emely Kugonza raised concerns over its failure to reach completion nearly a decade after construction began.
Kugonza raised the matter on the floor of Parliament, seeking an explanation from Government on when the project, which was initiated by the Ministry of Water and Environment in 2016, would be completed.
In his question, the legislator asked Government to explain its plan for completing the water project, which had remained unfinished despite the passage of several years since its commencement.
Responding on behalf of Government, Nabbanja told Parliament that studies and designs for the Kasimbi–Kyebando Water Project had been completed in April 2021.
She explained that the project had been planned for implementation in two phases, with the first phase relying on the existing borehole and estimated to cost Shs6.6 billion.
The second phase involved drawing water from River Nkusi and establishing a water treatment plant.
Nabbanja further informed Parliament that, during the 2024/2025 financial year, the Ministry of Water and Environment, through the Water and Sanitation Development Facility–Central (WSDF-C), had supplied and laid three kilometres of pipeline under a framework contract.
She said the works had been undertaken within the available budget as Government continued implementing the project in phases.
The Prime Minister added that Government’s immediate priority was to secure funding to enable further progress on the Kasimbi–Kyebando Water Project.
The project had remained a concern for residents who had waited for improved access to safe and reliable water since its launch in 2016.
However, Nabbanja did not give Parliament a specific completion date, as further implementation depended on the availability of additional funding.
