Water crisis looms in Coast counties over Sh1.2b bills

Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu (left) and Coast Water Services Board Chairman Granton Samboja commission the Mombasa Lot 2 project in Nyali yesterday. The board has threatened to disconnect water flow to local counties. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]

Thousands of residents of Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi and Taita Taveta may have their piped water disconnected in the next two weeks.

This follows revelations that the Coast Water Services Board (CWSB) is grinding to a halt due to a debt of Sh1.2 billion owed by these counties.