Kieni residents win court order against WRA over water charges

Joseph Kagiri, the chairperson of the Kieni Water community projects briefing the press about the orders they obtained restraining Water Regulatory Authority  (WRA)from enforcing the new charges. [Ndung'u Gachane, Standard]

Residents of Kieni Constituency have secured a major legal victory after the High Court in Nyeri issued orders stopping the Water Resources Authority (WRA) from interfering with community-managed water projects, following weeks of disruption that left thousands without access to water. 

The dispute arose after officials of community water projects in Kieni challenged the implementation of the Water Resources Regulations introduced earlier this year, citing what they described as an unjustified and unconstitutional increase in water charges.