(i) explain why Murang’a South Water and Sanitation Company (MUSWASCO), is the sole autho…

Question

The Member for Maragwa (Hon. Mary Wamaua, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation: - (i) explain why Murang’a South Water and Sanitation Company (MUSWASCO), is the sole authorized distributor of water in Maragwa, Kigumo, Kandara and Gatanga Constituencies yet the company has no capacity to meet the demand for water by all households in the four constituencies? (ii) provide the basis upon which the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) prohibited Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company (MUWASCO) from distributing water to residents of Kambiti-Maragwa Ridge area of Maragwa Constituency yet MUSWASCO is unable to handle the water demand in Maragwa? (iii) state the timelines within which WASREB shall permit other water supply firms, including MUWASCO, to supply water to Maragwa Constituency to avert the acute water shortage? (iv) explain why MUSWASCO imposes water bills on residents of Maragwa even when it has not supplied any water?