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Increase in Water Availability from 48.1% to 85% in Kwimba District

Latest Tanzania water sanitation news · Increase in Water Availability from 48.1% to 85% in Kwi… explained · updated Aug 17, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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TLDR

  • The Tanzanian government is implementing a water project in Kwimba district, Mwanza region, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA).
  • The project targets three villages: Mwankuba, Manawa, and Mwanging’hi, with a total population of 6,888, and the first phase is in Mwankuba village, which has a population of 2,075.
  • An 88-meter-long borehole with a capacity to produce 19,000 cubic liters of water per hour is being constructed by contractor Lugayila Co. Ltd.
  • The project is currently 61% complete and is funded with a total of 563.7 million Tanzanian shillings.
  • The water availability in the district is expected to increase from 48.1% to 85%, improving health and reducing the distance people need to walk for water.

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Mr Mwang’onda added that the project will not only increase the availability of water to the people from 48.1percent to 85 percent but will also reduce the burden of walking long distances to find water for the people instead they will have more time to carry out economic activities.

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