KILIMANJARO, Sept. 16 -- MORE than 1,650 residents of Kisangiro and the nearby hamlets of Stesheni, Mforo and Kichwangombe in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region are set to benefit from a new water project aimed at ending decades of chronic water shortages.

The Kisangiro Water Project, currently being implemented by the Same Mwanga Water and Sanitation Authority (SAMWASA), is an extension of the larger Same–Mwanga–Korogwe water scheme, which was completed in June 2024.

The new extension will bring clean, safe and reliable water directly to households and through newly constructed public water kiosks.

According to 2022 census data, the Kisangiro area requires approximately 148,500 litres of water per day. Until now, resident...