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Jail threat for Nakuru Governor, water MD over contempt of court

The suit alleges Governor Susan Kihika has ignored an order issued on September 26, 2024, which permanently banned any further refuse disposal into the lake. [File, Standard]

A non-governmental organization wants Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (Nawasco) Managing Director James Ng'ang'a jailed for six months for disobeying a court order aimed at halting waste disposal into Lake Nakuru.

In a suit filed at the Environment and Lands Court, Baboon Project Kenya alleges that both Kihika and Ng'ang'a have ignored an order issued on September 26, 2024, which permanently banned any further refuse disposal into the lake.

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