President Yoweri Museveni has committed to adding more funds to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to enable it reach out to more people with water and sanitation services.<\/p>\n
The president made the commitment on Friday while officiating at the entity\u2019s 50th-anniversary celebrations at Kololo following a request by the managing director Dr. Silver Mugisha for increased funding of an extra Shs30bn.<\/p>\n
Museveni said he was to discuss the matter and see how to enable the entity reach out to more Ugandans.<\/p>\n
He, however, added that government\u2019s main focus is on 5 priority areas including water for irrigation, electricity, and railway among others.<\/p>\n
The celebrations were held under the theme \u201cAccelerating sustainable water and sanitation for all\u201d.<\/p>\n
The NWSC Managing Director, Dr. Silver Mugisha has lauded government for its support which has helped improve service delivery<\/p>\n
Speaking at the organization\u2019s celebrations, Dr. Mugisha said through the support, the entity has made great milestones over the years<\/p>\n
He said among the achievements is increasing the number of towns under national water from 22 districts in 2012 to 263 towns in 2021 with a projection of 300 towns by 2026.<\/p>\n
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