Once again the Nolturesh water services board had to face the chanting and the cries of Loitokitok residents with twigs as they complained that the area residents were not getting water while it is all over in the media that people elsewhere (in Ukambani) are enjoying ‘their’ water.
Sources say that the demonstration started in Nkama. As peaceful as the people themselves, the demonstration can be described as a saints march. Rumours are that one of the pumping stations in Oloitokitok has been shut down due to failure of the county government to pay a KPLC outstanding bill.
We at Loitokitok contacted a KPLC representative in Oloitokitok through email and he confirmed that there is an outstanding bill that they have forwarded to the Nolturesh Water and Sewerage Company.
We later called the Nolturesh Water and Sanitation Company in Sultan Hamud and they also confirmed that they shut down one of the pumping stations and are doing their best negotiating with the county government to pay the bill! This is what they had to say.
It makes no sense that Loitokitok Nolturesh water project is among the country’s biggest fresh water sources while the immediate residents are suffering. This is the fourth year and still counting. Articles all over the internet tell of how taps are running dry in Loitokitok. We are tired. It is time to give this county leaders a WAKE-UP-SLAP!
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