THE STANDARD
OPINION
President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) his deputy William Ruto (L) and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative report at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on November 27, 2019.[Stafford Ondego,Standard]
It is not easy to tell why, but President Uhuru Kenyatta has this thing that attracts him to people who do not seem to really like him. It could be the fabled concept of unlike charges attracting, but for Uhuru, even the like ones seem to attract. How else would one explain his dalliance with political nemeses like ODM’s Raila Odinga and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho?
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Water bills set to rise on World Bank loan terms
Summary
Water bills are set to increase in the wake of pressure from the World Bank for a new conservation levies and increased regulatory charges for water companies.
The multilateral financier reckons that Kenyan water service providers should cover 70 percent of the Water Resource Authority’s (WRA) budget from the current 30 percent.
Introduction of fresh water conservation levies will see the service providers pass the additional costs to homes and businesses for piped water and sewerage.
Tuesday July 13 2021
A man fetches water from a tap at Nyeri Water and Sewerage Company (Nyewasco) plant at Gatei in Nyeri on February 16, 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Cut water leakages, theft
Tuesday July 06 2021
A man fetches water from a tap at Nyeri Water and Sewerage Company (Nyewasco) plant at Gatei in Nyeri on February 16, 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By BUSINESS DAILY
Summary
The revelation that Kenyan water supply companies lose nearly half of the water meant for sale speaks to leakages and theft that require urgent attention.
The Water Services Regulatory Board says 47 percent of the water put into the distribution system in the year ended June 2020, was not billed, up from 43 percent the preceding year raising the cost of the commodity by Sh6 per unit.
The revelation that Kenyan water supply companies lose nearly half of the water meant for sale speaks to leakages and theft that require urgent attention.
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