By Barnabas Bii
Correspondent
It was a major victory for residents of Eldoret in the bitter battle over water prices after the Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company (Eldowas), was forced cut its proposed tariff increases following sustained public protests, court intervention and pressure from regulators.
The breakthrough came after tense negotiations involving the Uasin Gishu County Government, Eldowas management, consumer groups and other stakeholders over a tariff review that residents had fiercely opposed as punitive and unaffordable amid the rising cost of living.
Under the new deal, households and institutions in the first six consumption bands will now pay Sh84 per cubic metre of water instead of the Sh130 initially proposed by the utility, a major reduction that eases pressure on thousands of consumers in Kenya’s newest city.
