More than 3,000 residents of Acut Omer village in Paicho Sub
County, Gulu district are at risk of contracting water-borne disease after
five boreholes broke down.
The boreholes have been non-functional for seven months
forcing residents to share water from streams with animals.
Christine Apio a resident of Gwik sub-village in Acut Omer village
is worried that her family might contract typhoid as a result of using water for
cooking and other domestic use.
Pasca Acomo a resident of
Amalac stream says she is now forced to walk for two and half kilometres to
access borehole water.
According to Acomo, she has now resorted to fetching borehole water twice a month
to try and manage the risk of acquiring any water-borne diseases.
Santo Kilama the area LCI Chairperson says, he has made several requests to the Sub County Officials to repair the water sources, in vain.
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Patrick Kinyera, the Paicho LCV councillor says that they need approximately 6
million to repair the boreholes.
Kinyera says he is going to approach the Chief Administrative Officer
Gulu so that the funds are secured to repair the broken boreholes.
Michael Ojok is a multi-channel reporter based in Gulu district (Northern Uganda). He is interested in humanitarian stories, culture, conflict, peace, environment, health and education.
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