Clean water is the toast of Pakwach

trueIn the Make Uganda Clean campaign, Vision Group will be profi ling major urban centres in the country, highlighting their sanitation situation, culminating into a gala night on November 25, where the cleanest towns will be recognised. Today, we bring you profi les of Butambala and Pakwach towns.

BY BENEDICT OKETHWENGU AND ELIZABETH NAMAZZI

Pakwach, the gateway to the West Nile region, is a thriving town with a beehive of activities that
range from fi shing to oil exploration. Its strategic position adjacent to River Nile and
Murchison Falls National Game Park would make it one of the best towns to live in. But as Vision Group’s Make Uganda Clean survey revealed, it has key issues to sort out in order to reach its full potential.

All respondents said they knew about a town cleaning schedule and are quite satisfi ed with the general cleanliness of the town, thus a score of 5.4/10. Market areas, streets and dustbins leave a lot to be desired and scored 3.8/10, 2.6/10 and 2.5/10 respectively.

DUSTBINS
Respondents reported that they had ever seen dustbins in the town. However, they were insuffi cient (4.4/10) and very dirty (2.5/10). About 75% of the respondents said most dustbins were seen on the streets and at roadsides, and 63% of
respondents reported that it was easy to locate a dustbin.