KCCA | AfWA | DELEGATION | LUKWAGO

A delegation from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is attending the 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (AfWA) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is leading the Ugandan team at the five-day meeting, which got underway on Sunday.

He is accompanied by Dr. Daniel Okello (director of public health), Zahara Luyirika (city speaker), and Julian Musiime (project coordinator of the citywide inclusive sanitation).

The meeting is aimed at enabling cities to make progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which is about clean water and sanitation for all.

In Abidjan, Lukwago and company planned to engage with stakeholders on ways to accelerate equitable and universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.

The Ivory Coast Minister in charge of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Hygiene, Bouaké Fofana hand over a book to the Managing Director National Water and Sewerage Corporation Dr. Silver Mugisha as the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and KCCA speaker Zahara Luyirika look on.

Among those attending the conference are the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) managing director, Dr. Silver Mugisha, who was re-elected as president of AfWA for another term.

The conference, attended by West African coastal cities and East African cities, is co-hosted by AfWA and the Faecal Sludge Management Alliance.

It is themed "Acting for Sustainable Management of Resources and Access to Water and Sanitation for All."

AfWA is considered the biggest and strongest agenda-setting, policy-influencing, and solution-seeking association in Africa in the areas of water and sanitation.

Leading experts, engineers, technicians, researchers, and stakeholders have convened in Abidjan to provide solutions to challenges related to water and sanitation.

Kampala will host the next congress in February 2025.

Meanwhile, officials are working to develop Kampala into a smart city, as well as target inclusive growth and transformation.

“KCCA adopted the citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approach that is based on the principle that everybody benefits from adequate sanitation service delivery," said Lukwago.