The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Deputy Managing Director for Technical Services, Eng. Johnson Amayo, has inspected ongoing construction works under Package 2B of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) Water Supply Network Project, which is expected to improve water supply in several areas across Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Buikwe districts.
During his inspection of project sites along the Kira–Namugongo–Nsasa corridor, Amayo instructed the contractor to ensure that all areas affected by construction are properly restored to their original condition after the works are completed.The project involves the rehabilitation, restructuring, rezoning and extension of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area water supply network. Its main goal is to expand water distribution and ensure that the growing population has access to a more reliable water supply.
The project is also intended to address the gap between the production capacity of the Katosi Water Treatment Plant and the increasing demand for water in Kampala and neighbouring areas.The Katosi plant has a production capacity of 160 million litres of water per day but currently operates at approximately 52 per cent of its capacity because of distribution network limitations. Package 2B is expected to address these bottlenecks and enable more communities to benefit from the available water.Once completed, the project is expected to improve water supply in numerous communities across different branches, including Wakiso, Kakiri, Gayaza, Nansana, Kanyanya, Luteete and Matugga.In Wakiso, the areas expected to benefit include Bugembegembe, Kayunga, Wakiso Town, Kasengeje, Gombe, Mende, Nkoowe, Kasa Ngombe, Sala, Sanda Kavumba, Mpunga, Namasanga, Buyera, Muyomba, Kikokiro, Kapeke, Kiwazi, Kisimbiri, Kabowa, Najjemba, Nakasuga, Namusera, Kyoga and Banda, among others.
In Kakiri, the project is expected to improve water supply in Kikumbampa, Sebi, Kigaga, Kakiri Town, Mpegwe, Nakyelongosa, Kambe, Nadangira, Kitereede, Busujja, Nonve, Naguru, Buwanuka, Vugamira and Bukalango.The Gayaza branch will cover Kasangati Town Council, Bulumu, Kiwamulimu, Namavundu, Kayebe, Kyankima, Kitegomba, Gitta, Nabutaka, Nalusoga, Buwagga, Bukemba, Majijje and Wampewo.Under the Nansana branch, the expected beneficiaries include Wamala, Katooke A and B, Gganda Nasere, Nsumbi, Kawoko, Kabulengwa, Kireka Biira, Nakabugo, Kyebando, Kabumbi, Yesu Amala, Naluvule, Ssenge, Masiitowa, Mutuyanye, parts of Nabweru and Kibwa.The Kanyanya branch is expected to serve Kanyanya, Kiyanja, Tula Road, Kakungulu, Mpererwe, Namasole, Mugalu and Mwaze, while the Luteete branch will extend improved water supply to Namere Road, Katalemwa Estate, Komamboga, Kitala, Kanyanya Road, Kanyanya Hill, Kyanja, Nameere, Kiteezi, Lusanja, Masooli, Kitetika, Nangabo, Bamba, Bumbu, Kitagobwa and Nakanaku.The Matugga branch is also expected to benefit several communities, including Kiryagonja, Lwadda, Matugga, Buwuzzume, Kungu, Kito, Kirwanira, Kabunza, Katalemwa, Wattuba, Namalele, Kikajjo Kabaga, Nekyesanja, Lubatu, Kabaganda, Wabitembe Kayanga, Jjokolera, Kiti Mayirikiti, Katta, Mawule, Valley View and Green Estates, Jomayi, Kawanda, Kagoma Kanyogoga, Kivuru, Nkonjeru Mubende, Mabanda Kisimu and Maganjo.
The project, which commenced in February 2025, includes the installation of approximately 70 kilometres of transmission mains, alongside the construction of new water reservoirs and booster stations to strengthen the distribution network.Full completion is scheduled for 2027, although some sections are expected to start delivering improved water supply towards the end of 2026.The initiative is expected to strengthen NWSC’s ability to distribute water to rapidly growing communities and make better use of the production capacity available at the Katosi Water Treatment Plant.
