{"id":75289,"date":"2022-11-23T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/nairobi-mcas-want-water-digital-meters-introduced"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:55:53","slug":"nairobi-mcas-want-water-digital-meters-introduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/nairobi-mcas-want-water-digital-meters-introduced","title":{"rendered":"Nairobi MCAs want water digital meters introduced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Nairobi water will have to digitise its infrastructure to combat illegal tapping by rogue water dealers and ensure reliability.<\/p>\n

This is after MCAs unanimously passed a motion compelling the county government to make the reforms that will see city residents pay for water according to their level of usage.<\/p>\n

The motion by Clay City MCA Samora Mwaura seeks to tame water cartels that have taken control of the city\u2019s water piping systems.<\/p>\n

The MCAs say the move will help the county save a lot of water spent on theft and wastage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe digital meters mean that if Nairobi water has supplied me with water I will be able to pay, if not I won\u2019t. Unlike the current scenario where I still get water bills even if I don\u2019t have water for the whole month,\u201d Mwaura said.<\/p>\n

The technology according to Mwaura is friendly to the consumer as one will only need to pay for what they have consumed.<\/p>\n

He said currently the county losses an estimated 40 per cent of its water resource through illegal tapping and vandalism of its infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Contributing to the motion, nominated MCA Joyce Muthoni said every Kenyan has a right to access clean, affordable and sufficient water.<\/p>\n

She asked the Nairobi Water Supply and Sewerage Company to move with speed to implement the motion, which is friendly to common citizens.<\/p>\n

According to the Nairobi city integrated development plan, the water company is mandated to provide water to a population of 5.9 million.<\/p>\n

In July, the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company sought the approval of the Water Services Regulatory Board to have water prices increased by 40 per cent.<\/p>\n

This, they said, will enable them recover costs, pay loans and upgrade infrastructure.<\/p>\n

If the new planned tariff adjustment is approved, this will force water consumers to dig deeper into their pockets, a painful blow coming at a time when the cost of living has risen to unprecedented levels.<\/p>\n

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