Thika Water Company has announced that homesteads within the Thika region in Kiambu County are set to experience dry taps after they began their water rationing program.
The announcement made on April 30, comes after the Thika River broke its banks due to the ongoing heavy rains, affecting the company situated along its banks.
According to the company’s managing director Engineer Moses Kinya, the company was largely affected forcing them to reduce the usual productions.
Kinya noted that the water intake gives the farm a third of its daily production, adding that they have resorted to enhancing water rationing in the region until they resume full capacity production.
“The place near Blue Post burst the banks and flooded out pamper house. Our operators were quick to switch off the power and move out, however, all the pumps are currently submerged under flood water,” Kinya explained.
The director further explained that the company was in the process of buying new motors to resume production once the water subsides.
“We are making contingent measures and we are preparing ourselves by procuring new motors so that when the water resides we can reinstate supply,” he added.
In another similar incident, the High Court in Murang’a stopped a water company from taking over customers’ accounts following a petition by two residents. The company failed to give a notice before the transfer of the client accounts.
The orders issued by Justice James Wakiaga come two months after President William Ruto directed the company (MUWASCO) to manage the Ksh800 million Maragwa Dam.
The residents have complained of the leaders’ negligence in catering for their needs, citing misuse of office powers.
“We are here to submit these court orders in person because our leaders don’t listen to us. We want MUWASCO to stop charging water meters in Maragua,” one resident stated.
“We want them to remove their names plastered all over this area and return to Murang’a.”
