Kakamega MCAs push for lower water tariffs to ease cost of living
The Kakamega County Assembly's Committee on Finance and Economic Planning has directed the county's two water service providers to engage the Water Services Regulatory Board..
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Kakamega County Assembly's Committee on Finance and Economic Planning has directed the county's water service providers to seek a reduction in water tariffs to ease the cost of living for residents.
- The committee wants to lower the current tariff, where households pay Sh91 for zero to six cubic metres of water.
- Key individuals involved include Committee Chairperson Bonface Osanga, Peninah Mukabana (CECM for Water), and CEOs Charles Tunga (KACWASCO) and James Atwa (KARUWASCO).
- Besides cost, the committee also questioned water providers on strategies to increase access to piped water, particularly in rural areas.
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