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January 18, 2026
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County Announces Crackdown on Illegal Sewer Connections

County Announces Crackdown on Illegal Sewer Connections

The county government will dispatch officers to regularise illegal connections and take legal action against those responsible...

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The Mombasa County Government, led by Governor Abdulswaad Sherrif, has announced a firm crackdown on illegal sewer connections causing blockages and compromising the system's effectiveness. This initiative aims to regularize connections and take legal action against those responsible, alongside modernizing the aging sewer infrastructure built in the 1930s which is now under pressure from a population of over 1.9 million residents.

  • The crackdown addresses blockages caused by illegal sewer connections, which are deemed "unacceptable" by Governor Abdulswaad Sherrif.
  • Mombasa County is simultaneously modernizing its sewer system through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to accommodate significant population growth.
  • This action follows previous efforts to regularize water connections, with legal action threatened against individuals and landlords engaged in illegal water connections and resale, a practice that has contributed to water scarcity and is likened to "treason" by the Governor.

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