Deputy Minister of Local Government Unity and Culture Joyce Chitsulo says unsafe water, insufficient sanitation and inadequate hygiene practices heighten the likelihood of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea among other critical illnesses which have a potential to deplete children with essential nutrients, contribute to chronic undernutrition and elevate the risk of mortality hence from next month she has decided to commission Kasuza Piped Water Construction Project in her Mwanza West constituency.
The project will also help women from walking long distances to draw water from unsafe sources which are detrimental to their wellbeing.