The governor issued a directive to supply residents with free water until new accounts are created for payment of water bills. By NDUNGU GACHANEMore by this AuthorMurang’a County water woes have taken a different direction after Governor Mwangi Wa Iria dispatched over 150 plumbers to reconnect supply which had been disconnected by the water firms after consumers failed to pay their bills before the deadline. The firms’ advert seeks to counteract that of the governor which urges locals not to pay their water bills until the county government announces new accounts. "I issued a directive that no water consumers should pay for their water bills, some water companies have ignored my directive and have continued to disconnect water to the consumers. Mr Iria further announced that his administration will ensure that all the water meters are replaced with digital ones where consumers will be using tokens to pay for their water bills.

Source: Daily Nation September 19, 2018 12:45 UTC