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Governors fault CS for raising cost of water in new regulations

By Allan Mungai | 4yrs ago

Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia when he appeared before the Senate County Public Account and Investment Committee (CPAIC) over audit queries at Parliament [Boniface Okendo, Stand

Governors have criticised a move by the Ministry of Water to raise regulatory charges on water companies tenfold.

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