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Senate directs firms to mitigate non-revenue water loss

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Investments and Special Funds committee chair Godfrey Osotsi (right) and Senator Miraj Abdulrahman during the committee's meeting at Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee has directed water companies boards and accounting officers to put in place measures to mitigate non-revenue water loss.

The Committee Chairman Godfrey Osotsi said that this can be done through the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) for receiving real-time data on bursts and leakages, installation of smart meters for accurate billing, replacement of the dilapidated infrastructure and development of institutional anti-corruption policies and enforcement measures to prevent illegal connections.

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