We need winter, not counties, to spur development

Motorists abandon their vehicles and start walking to their homes on Georgia Highway 140, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Canton, Ga.

If the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company discovers revenues have dropped drastically, it should not bother to institute a commission of inquiry into the matter or investigate staff for pilferage.

My moles on the ground say households have cut down on water use, but not because of concern for the environment or head-of-the-house-led initiatives in cost cutting. With Nairobi temperatures dropping to ominous lows in this July winter, men have simply stopped bathing.