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The firm's Managing Director Eng Philip Gichuki said the complete shutdown of the plant will facilitate repairs to increasing water production/XINHUA FILE

Kenya

Nairobi to face water shutdown

The water company is in the meantime calling on the county government to come up with legislation that will increase penalties imposed on those who have illegal water connections.

Gichuki pointed out that the Sh30,000 fine imposed is too little and encourages unscrupulous individuals to continue with the practice.

He explained that county government should come up with a by-law which will charge up to 20 times the amount of water consumed in an illegal connection.

“What we are asking the county government is to assist us to have a legislation that will make it punitive enough for people to have illegal water connections. In terms of penalties, we would want it to be based on the amount of water somebody has stolen and multiply it by a factor,” he said.

“If I was asked, I would put it up to 20 times the amount of water somebody has stolen to make it punitive enough.”

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero told Capital FM News that the county loses about half the revenue it should generate through such connections.

“Kenyans want water. We produce 500,000 cubic metres and only 300,000 cubic metres end up with the consumers. No Nairobi resident gets water every day of the week. What I need is for them (NCWSC) to reduce the loss which is 40 percent and also to ensure that connections are done in the shortest possible time,” he said.

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