About 60,000 residents in Masoko, Kivinje  set to benefit clean water

This is after the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Ruwasa) commenced implementation of the 28 Cities Water Project which will cost $18.98 (44bn/-).

Ruwasa acting manager for Kilwa District, Eng Lunyilija Msomi said the project which will fetch water from Mavuji River will greatly bring relief to the thousands of residents (59,983) who have been grappling with steady water services for years.

He further said that the authority has been allocated with 2.54bn/- for the year 2023/24 in order to complete construction of six water projects in the villages of Hotelitatu, Nakiu, Kipindimbi, Kinjumbi, Marendego and Kilwa Kisiwani.

 “The government has also issued 1,036,451,050/- which will be used to implement five new water projects in the villages of Kisimamkika, Zingakibaoni, Mbwemkuru, Nainokwe and Pandeplot-Mtangashari-Nang’ookiwa,” he added.

The acting manager further said that in the 2022/23 fiscal year, the authority received a total of 2,981,502,492.69/- which were used to implement water 9 water projects in the villages of Nakiu, Chumo, Chapita, Likawage, Hotelitatu, Kinjumbi, Marendego, Kilwa Kisiwani, Kipindimbi and Masoko town.

According to him, some projects in the villages have been completed and others are working and some of them are in various stages of construction where upon completion, will greatly help increase water access from 63.7 percent to 72 percent.

“Some of the projects include the Marendego which its implementation has reached 95 percent and is already working supplying clean water to 2,151 residents.

He said that the authority has also constructed a water tank of 50,000 litres capacity, water pumping house, 10 water fetching centres as well as connecting the pump with power.

Hadija Ali, a Marendego resident thanked the government for completing a water project at the village thus bringing joy to the villagers who for over 40 years have lived a difficult life of waking up early in the opening to search for water miles away from home.

“We were forced to walk up to 2km every day searching for water which is also not safe, this greatly affected our daily economic activities and family relations as well,” she added.

Village chairman, Mohamed Mpongo said the project has greatly helped women who were the major victims of waking up during night to seek for the precision liquid and later producing conflict with their husbands.