Governors’ bid to manage water firm hits brick wall
Water Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome launches the Performance Report of the Kenya Water Services Sector during the Kenya Water and Sanitation International Conference 2023 at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort and Spa in Mombasa on June 19, 2023.
Coast governors have suffered a major blow after the national government turned down their proposal to delegate management of the Coast Water Works Development Agency to the counties to curb perennial water shortages facing the tourism hub.
Speaking under the auspices of the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) economic bloc, the county chiefs led by JKP chairman Gideon Mung'aro alongside governors Andrew Mwadime (Taita Taveta) Abdulswamad Nassir (Mombasa) and Issa Timamy (Lamu) said having counties co-own the agency would enhance efficiency in the delivery of services and ease funding for water infrastructure projects.
