During a sensitization meeting at Lincoln Guesthouse in Bitooma Town Council, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s Managing Director, Dr Eng. Silver Mugisha met with the DPC Bushenyi-John Bosco Sserunjogi, LC3 Chairpersons of Kakanju, Ruhumuro, Bitooma, Kyamuhunga coupled with their executives and the landowners of the proposed 10Billion Water Project in the District so as to ensure that the local leadership has a deeper understanding of the project for support and ownership. 

It is then that the local leaders expressed their utter gratitude towards NWSC for thinking about Bushenyi in the extension of water services with the LC5 Chairman alluding to the fact that such a project without NWSC’s input would take the district an average of 50 years to accomplish. Therefore, appreciation towards Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha and his team, was simply in order.

The district chairman called upon NWSC through the contractor to emphasize the issue of local content during recruitment of the project Staff and urged his fellows to join the corporation in sensitizing communities in case of inconveniences caused by the project.

Dr. Eng. Mugisha also called for collaboration between the local leaders, the locals and the corporation’s team asking them to allow the contractors lay pipes and work in harmony with all involved. As should be, he thanked the project Manager, Eng. Denis Taremwa for the tireless efforts to ensure the project’s success so far.

He also informed the leaders that upon the project’s completion, there will be a boost in water production and service coverage in the district and urged the project team to ensure that local contenet is taken into consideration during recruitment as well as prioritize service to those closest to the installations upon project completion with emphasis on pipe network in all proposed beneficiary Sub-Counties.