By: Igihe.com
Residents of Gasabo’s Ndera area are calling upon the government to provide them with more clean water and extending water supply in the area.
The call comes amid many suffering from waterborne diseases.
Residents can only access clean water weekly, yet those fetching from water fountains have to pay frw20 to frw5 which is unaffordable to the vulnerable.
In this respect, those that can’t fetch enough for the whole week have no choice but get unsafe water from nearby swamps contaminated with sewage.
The dwellers are worried with the lack of concern from authorities. Willy Ndizeye an official at Gasabo district acknowledged that the problem needed immediate attention.
“We’re aware of the problem that’s why we included extension water activities in the budget and I assure residents that the required infrastructure will be fixed soon,” Ndizeye said.
Despite comments by district officials, residents claim that they’ve been fed with similar hopeful remarks in the past and that it was time the authorities acted accordingly.
Business entities in the area are threatening to close due to lack of adequate water,learning institutions like Apred Ndera are among the affected.
A teacher from the high school attributed the problem to poor management of resources as well as ignorance from responsible personnel.
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