DODOMA, March 1 -- RURAL water coverage has reached 85.2 per cent, surpassing the 85 per cent target set for 2025 under the CCM election manifesto, the Ministry of Water has announced.

The milestone marks the fulfilment of one of the key commitments in the 2020–2025 manifesto, which directed that access to clean and safe water in rural areas should reach 85 per cent by 2025.

The manifesto also sets a separate target of 95 per cent water access in urban areas by the same year.

Minister for Water Jumaa Aweso, disclosed the latest figures yesterday while opening a meeting between the Ministry and Community-Based Water Supply Organisations (CBWSOs) in Dodoma.

“I congratulate the ministry, RUWASA and CBWSOs for surpassing the t...