Residents of Gatanga Constituency in Murang'a County have called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to arrest Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko for allegedly selling water.
The group argued that Governor Sonko and top managers of Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (Nawasco) should be prosecuted for the sale of water without their express consent.
The residents, in a letter dated September 7, asked the DCI to move with speed and investigate the circumstances under which Nairobi County was selling water from Murang'a to Nairobi and Kajiado residents without their express consent.
Patrick Muigai who wrote the letter on behalf of residents of Murang'a was received at the DCI headquarters in Nairobi.
The group asked the sleuths to investigate Nairobi's management of Ndakaini dam despite its location in Murang'a, which made residents state it belongs to them.
Muigai stated: "We decided to seek the agencies' intervention since Nawasco has been getting water from Ndakaini for free but has been selling it to the people of Nairobi."
He added: "Nairobi County has been handling stolen property and selling it to residents, which is an offence, That’s why we want the investigating agencies to arrest the county boss and the top management of Nawasco."
Muigai stated that after the promulgation of the 2010 constitution, Nairobi should have entered into an agreement with Murang’a that would see it benefit by way of revenue.
He warned that should the DCI fail to investigate charges against Nairobi and Nawasco, they will take court action.
Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria and Senator Irungu Kang'ata have demanded 25 per cent revenue from the sale of the water or they will stop construction of the Ksh6.8billion Northern Collector Tunnel.
