Musoma residents rejoice at improved water services
MUSOMA: MUSOMA Rural’s residents are satisfied with the availability of clean water as a result of the government’s deliberate commitment to utilising Lake Victoria to quench their thirst.
Their comments come as the Member of Parliament (MP), Professor Sospeter Muhongo, recently stated that the Musoma Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (MUWASA), in collaboration with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), were reaching all 68 villages in the constituency.
Prof Muhongo said the two water agencies were supplying water to all villages from Lake Victoria to ensure that every citizen has access to clean water.
Ms Wida Paschal, a resident, mentioned that the expansion of water supply infrastructure has reached her household, saving time spent fetching water from wells located several kilometres from home.
“I thank our legislator, Prof Muhongo, and the government under President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan for effectively utilising Lake Victoria to bring clean water closer to us,” she said.
Another resident, Ms Salima Makene, noted that the water is absolutely pure and suitable for human consumption, appreciating the government for prioritising investment in social well-being.
Ms Makene mentioned that the clean water supply from Lake Victoria guarantees year-round availability of the resource, replacing wells that mainly have enough water during the rainy season.
Mr Magongo Majinge, the Chairperson of Mkilila Village, stated that for a long time, Mkilila, which is among the 68 villages of Musoma Rural, had no clean water infrastructure.
He commended the government under President Dr Samia for allocating the required funds to address the problems.
He added that the sufficient availability of clean water is a great relief to women who used to walk long distances searching for water.
Tanzania’s 3rd Five-Year Development Plan (2021/2022-2025/2026) focuses on improving the availability and distribution of water supplies and sanitation services in urban and rural areas, and protection of water sources and resource environment.
Among key interventions, the government has planned to strengthen supply infrastructures for clean and safe water and to establish and strengthen the Community Based Water Supply Organisations (CBWSOs) for enhancing sustainability of rural water supply and sanitation services.
Other interventions include to promote appropriate technologies for further treatment of effluent and sludge for recycling and re-use purposes; to construct strategic water reservoirs; and to promote and support management, development and equitable utilisation of trans- boundary water resources as well as to strengthen conservation and protection programmes of water resources and water sources.
