Water cut off in Mombasa over illegal connections

Mombasa County Executive Member for Water, Environment and Natural resources Fatma Awale (in white t shirt and cap) together with other county officials inspect illegal water connections at Funga Shati area in Jomvu Sub County on April 7 2016. Photo by Mwangi Muraguri/ Standard.

Mombasa County Government recently ordered the closure of 2,500 water kiosks across the six sub-counties to streamline its operations.

Water, Environment and Natural Resources Executive Fatma Awale said the move was aimed at curbing revenue loss. According to Awale, 70 per cent of projected revenue from sale of water is lost through illegal connection and distribution.