Press revelations on finances of water utilities last week calls for improvement of strategies. Of concern, is their profitability, which feeds to their sustainability and ultimately, deliverables to Wanjiku (common citizens).
The article, cited utilities are owed Sh 8.9 billion. Operational and financial statements of most water resource firms reveal why achieving profitability is hard. Their break-even is only through increased clients, yet current operational cost-levels suggest an uphill mission, unless reforms happen.
