12 June 2010
Kampala — First Lady and MP for Ruhama Janet Museveni's mission is to ensure that all her constituents have access to safe and clean water by 2016.
Mrs. Museveni commissioned boreholes at Nyakashozi and Ngoma primary schools and toured ongoing water projects at St. Peter's Rwera Senior Secondary School on Wednesday.
Addressing residents of Ruhooko Parish in Ntungamo Sub-county, Ngoma in Nyachera Sub-county and Rwera in Rweikiniro Sub-county, Janet said: "We have started by providing water to schools and health centres, but with God's grace, we hope to do more."
The two boreholes constructed by Living Waters International, a Christian NGO, were donated by the Bethany United Church in Seattle, US, in response to Mrs. Museveni's request to her American Christian friends, Hands of Hope, for assistance to alleviate the water problem in Ruhama County, Ntungamo District.
Mrs. Museveni reminded her constituents that God sent her to represent them in Parliament and it is His divine hand that is providing all the developments in the area.
The borehole at Nyakashozi will provide safe water to 564 pupils and the surrounding community, while that at Ngoma will serve 406 pupils and the community.
About the lack of staff houses in most schools in the area, Mrs. Museveni assured the people of Ruhama that the Government plans to construct the houses.
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She was perturbed by the poor management of the NAADS programme and the overpricing of commodities which she said was frustrating the Government's efforts in increasing household incomes and getting people out of poverty.
The Director Living Waters International, Beau Abdulla, said the NGO which has been operating in Ruhaama since October 2009 is involved in Water works constructions, Hygiene and Sanitation trainings and Evangelism.
To date the NGO has sunk 16 boreholes and constructed four rainwater harvesting systems in the area.
The First Lady also donated 10 sewing machines to St. Lucia Vocational School Rwera and pledged to construct a boy's latrine at Ngoma Primary School.
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