By Onega Pascal
🚱 Kabolwa Village, Buliisa District — Residents of Kabolwa Village at the Kabolwa Landing Site in Buliisa Sub County are sounding the alarm over a dire water crisis that’s putting their lives in danger.
With no access to boreholes or piped water, villagers are forced to fetch water from a flooded natural source — one they share with crocodiles, hippopotamuses, and other wild animals. The situation has sparked urgent calls for government and humanitarian intervention.
Grace Wanirwoth, a local resident, recounted a harrowing encounter with a crocodile while attempting to fence off the water source. “I threw my jerrycan in the opposite direction to distract the crocodile and save my life,” she said, visibly shaken.
Other residents, including Kabwana Odongtho, expressed fears over the growing threat of waterborne diseases such as bilharzia, diarrhea, typhoid, and cholera. The lack of clean water, they say, is not just a health hazard — it’s a daily gamble with death.
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Kamanda Kabagambe, the LC3 Chairperson for Buliisa Sub County, confirmed that the Sub County has already submitted the community’s concerns to the district water department. “We are still waiting for a response,” he said.
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Efforts to reach Buliisa District Water Engineer, Mr. Maurice Wekame, were unsuccessful as his phone remained unreachable by press time.
The residents of Kabolwa are now appealing to both government agencies and humanitarian organizations to urgently provide safe and clean water sources — before the next tragedy strikes
