Eldoret religious leaders join protest over 300pc water tariff increase
Water drops from a tap at a compound in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County on September 18, 2025. Residents have protested against a High Court order that upheld an increase in water tariffs.
Residents of Eldoret City, joined by religious leaders and traders, staged a peaceful protest on Friday against the Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company’s (Eldowas) decision to raise water tariffs by 300 percent, a move they say will worsen the cost of living.
Led by Sheikh Abubakar Bini, the chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, the protesters marched to the Eldoret Court of Appeal to file a petition challenging a High Court decision that upheld the tariff increase.
