Residents of Lodwar town have been forced to buy
water following a week long interruption of the commodity. They buy water from
bodaboda operators which are costly. According to hotel business operators,
life has become more expensive as they spend more money on water. They are
buying 20 litres jerrican of water for Shs. 5 each and bodaboda transportation
is Shs. 100 for 5 jerricans. At the end of the day, they pay more than Shs.
1,500. On the other hand, the public health officer Mr Kwaba Omwenga said that
issues of water in Lodwar town may lead to closure of hotels as they fear water
borne diseases may arise because they do not know where the bodaboda are
getting water from. According to Lowasco Managing Director John Esekon, the
supply of water in the town failed due to breaking of water pump machine and
rationing of power by KPLC. Beside all this, he said they have sent spare parts
to Nairobi and assured residents that water supply will be as usual soon. He
added that the Company is planning to install generators to help in water
pumping. However he said that the only places that are receiving water are
Napetet, some parts of Kanamkemer and parts of Lodwar town during the night
hours. He therefore apologized to his customers for unconvincing them and
promised to rectify the situation.
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