Police will arrest car wash operators defying orders to close during the water shortage. “It is inhumane for someone to go without water to drink, yet someone else uses it to wash cars,” the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company spokesman said yesterday. Speaking on the phone, Vyakweli said water levels in the 70 million cubic metre-dam has dropped to less than 45 per cent. “Areas that used to receive water once or twice a week have not been affected. NCWSC managing director Philip Gichuki said water rationing will continue until the long rains begin in March or April.

Source: The Star January 19, 2017 02:19 UTC