Nairobi Water has just messed with the wrong person
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has blasted the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company for disconnecting water supply to his house even though he is free of debt to the company.
In a series of tweets on Friday, Dr Mutunga narrated how his relationship with Nairobi Water begun to sour last year after he decided to disconnect his meter.
He had stayed a year without seeing a drop of water and decided to rely instead on the borehole that acts as a backup.
But he had to part with sh15,500 as minimum charges for disconnection. Because seven out of 24 tenants had not paid the disconnection, Nairobi Water decided to disconnect the borehole.
The tenants have now been left with a one-day supply of water and will be forced to look out for the “clean water” tankers.
Dr Mutunga has now reached to city residents with similar stories in order to start a movement for “clean and safe water in adequate quantities” for Nairobi residents.
Below is his sequence of 12 tweets.
1: This my story of injustice perpetrated by Nairobi Water over my water account.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
2: I paid Nairobi Water 20K+ arrears by former owner of the flat to get connected early 2016.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
3. For more than a year I never got a drop of water from Nairobi Water. They continued to bill me for minimum charge
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
4: When I realized I was being cheated I sought disconnection. I had to pay 15.5K for the minimum charges! I lost 35+K.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
5: Luckily for me the apartments have a borehole. So I thought I was rid of Nairobi Water. I was wrong!
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
6: Because 7 out of 24 owners did not pay these minimum charges Nairobi Water yesterday disconnected our borehole water!
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
7: I talked to two supervisors from Nairobi Water about this. They asked me to their supervisor, Nancy via 0721413284.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
8: I talked to Nancy about the illegality and inhumanity of disconnecting our water when 17 of us did not owe them any money
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
9: Nancy said she will seek the advice of her supervisor and let our caretaker know. She didn't
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
10. We have water to last us one day. Today I will look out for "Clean Water" tankers!
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
11: It's likely that my two tweets posted this week about Nairobi Water and cartels may have a bearing on the action of Nairobi Water.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
12: Those residents of Nairobi who have similar stories and want to fight for their rights email me via willymutunga2013@gmail.com
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
1.@MikeSonko. Follow the thread of my 12 posts on Twitter about Nairobi Water. I await for Nairobi residents who have similar stories
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
2:@MikeSonko. I will be part of a movement that fights for "clean and safe water in adequate quantities" for Nairobi residents.
— Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) (@WMutunga) August 24, 2017
