In the past two months, residents of Kicukiro have been fetching water at past midnight because during day the taps are dry.
However, the Energy Water And Sanitation Authority (EWASA) denies any knowledge about the problem because to them, no complaints have been submitted at their major branches situated in the district.
In the real sense this sounds as if someone has been sleeping on their job, because EWASA’s uninformed director James Sano boasts that EWASA is extending its pipelines due to the rise in water levels.
Despite Sano’s comment, affected residents seem not satisfied. Angry Patricia Uwabaho aged 59 from Isangano cell stresses that she has been waking up late at night to fetch water for weeks.
Uwabaho seemingly ill doesn’t have a house help and stays with her grandchildren who are still minors to assist her. “Just imagine we stay alert during the night as if we’re waiting for robbers, it’s really annoying because sometimes we fail to get water after a sleepless night,” she remarked.
In this situation, residents don’t have a choice but to stay awake the whole night since during the day water is scarce. “In case one does a mistake and is taken away by slumber the following day is often a bizarre and among the consequences is that they either buy the water which is extremely costly or have to travel for miles to fetch water from streams,” she remarked.
However, many residents have acquired water storage containers yet the vulnerable can’t afford the giant tanks for instance. So far Sano has assured the residents of a quick response.
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