Sonko blames leaky pipes, poor storage for water shortage in slums

Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko. File Photo | Jeff Angote | NMG

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has said that nearly half a million households in the city's informal settlements have no access to water, or the water available is insufficient to meet their basic needs.

He noted that the situation is caused by water being lost through leaking pipes and poor storage, saying this had created an ever-growing deficit where water supply in Nairobi has never matched its population growth.

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