515 Rubavu households get clean water

The water supply system cost Rwf18 million and it is projected to serve water to 1989 members of 515 families. Steven Nsabimana, a resident, says that before the water facility was inaugurated, they could get water from Sebeya River which was not clean and would contract diseases. “We could pay Rwf400 to ride on a bicycle to where the clean water is at Sebeya and Pfunda Rivers,” Nsabimana said. Domina Nyiranshuti, another resident said that they will now escape risks of water-borne diseases. “I grew up fetching water from Sebeya River and now the water facility completed will help us avoid diseases that were due to unsafe water,” Nyiranshuti said adding that they will preserve the water facility to serve them for a long time. The Mayor of Rubavu District, Gilbert Habyarimana said the water supply was constructed in line with the Government’s aspiration to help all residents to access clean water facilities in a radius of only 500 meters from their homes.

Official figures indicate that 85% of Rubavu District households access clean water, targeting 100% access by 2020 after the completion of Gihira Water Treatment Plant which will produce 23,000 cubic meters per day up from the current 8,000 m¹.

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