The district has the following water sources
• 424 boreholes
• 348 shallow wells
• 18 water kiosks
• 177 protected water springs
• 31 motor vehicles
Kumi Town Council has motorized boreholes as the source for a piped water system, but the functionality of the system is very erratic. However, the district has potential sources of water for the provision of a piped water system, for example Agu (a distributary’s of Lake Kyoga) that is supply Ngora Town with running piped water. It could be expanded to serve Kumi Town Council and Nyero (Including Kumi University). The district also has Lake Bisina (from which Kumi Hospital extracts water at Oseera).
Sanitation
Sanitation coverage in the district is still low at only about 53% of the households having pit latrines although a few areas like Ongino sub-county have soils not very suitable for he construction of pit latrines, the major cause of low latrines coverage in the district seems to be reluctance and poor attitude of the population. Another one is the reduction in use of force on the population to enforce compliance. However, the district is planning to increase pit latrines coverage to 52-79%, reduce diarrhea related diseases among children less than 5 years of age and improve access to safe water to 80% by 2009/10.
Housing
Most rural houses in Kumi are of grass-thatched roofs, with mud/wattle walls and rammed earth floor. In urban centers of Kumi town and upcoming urban growth centers, the state of houses is improving gradually though characteristics with a mix of temporary and permanent housing units.
Mechanical
Transport facilities in the district are inadequate, with several vehicles currently broken down due to mechanical faults while others have been scrapped. The district workshop is equipped with some machines that can handle repairs, such as wheel balancing, tyre changing, wheel alignment, etc but utilization is below capacity due to limited funding for workshop operation and maintenance. There are altogether 31 motor vehicles in the district, out of these 08 are to be boarded off, 14 vehicles have mechanical faults and need repairs and 25 vehicles are in a running condition. Generally, the district has limited funds to maintain the vehicles equipment. The District serviceable fleet comprises of 30 motor vehicles (5 Lorries, 2 Omni buses and 24 light vehicles), 179 motor cycles and 9 road equipment of various categories and 10 electric power generation units. The district unserviceable fleet consists of 77 scrapped motor vehicles, equipment and motorcycle which have already been boarded off as scrap. Generally, the district serviceable fleet is limping as a majority of them are operating in a poor mechanical state/condition due to limited funds for their maintenance.
• 424 boreholes
• 348 shallow wells
• 18 water kiosks
• 177 protected water springs
• 31 motor vehicles
Kumi Town Council has motorized boreholes as the source for a piped water system, but the functionality of the system is very erratic. However, the district has potential sources of water for the provision of a piped water system, for example Agu (a distributary’s of Lake Kyoga) that is supply Ngora Town with running piped water. It could be expanded to serve Kumi Town Council and Nyero (Including Kumi University). The district also has Lake Bisina (from which Kumi Hospital extracts water at Oseera).
Sanitation
Sanitation coverage in the district is still low at only about 53% of the households having pit latrines although a few areas like Ongino sub-county have soils not very suitable for he construction of pit latrines, the major cause of low latrines coverage in the district seems to be reluctance and poor attitude of the population. Another one is the reduction in use of force on the population to enforce compliance. However, the district is planning to increase pit latrines coverage to 52-79%, reduce diarrhea related diseases among children less than 5 years of age and improve access to safe water to 80% by 2009/10.
Housing
Most rural houses in Kumi are of grass-thatched roofs, with mud/wattle walls and rammed earth floor. In urban centers of Kumi town and upcoming urban growth centers, the state of houses is improving gradually though characteristics with a mix of temporary and permanent housing units.
Mechanical
Transport facilities in the district are inadequate, with several vehicles currently broken down due to mechanical faults while others have been scrapped. The district workshop is equipped with some machines that can handle repairs, such as wheel balancing, tyre changing, wheel alignment, etc but utilization is below capacity due to limited funding for workshop operation and maintenance. There are altogether 31 motor vehicles in the district, out of these 08 are to be boarded off, 14 vehicles have mechanical faults and need repairs and 25 vehicles are in a running condition. Generally, the district has limited funds to maintain the vehicles equipment. The District serviceable fleet comprises of 30 motor vehicles (5 Lorries, 2 Omni buses and 24 light vehicles), 179 motor cycles and 9 road equipment of various categories and 10 electric power generation units. The district unserviceable fleet consists of 77 scrapped motor vehicles, equipment and motorcycle which have already been boarded off as scrap. Generally, the district serviceable fleet is limping as a majority of them are operating in a poor mechanical state/condition due to limited funds for their maintenance.