Kenya: Naivasha Council in Financial Crisis

20 February 2013

Naivasha Municipal Council has warned that some crucial services could be grounded because of lack of funds. A four-month tax boycott by more than 3,000 boda boda operators in Naivasha town has adversely affected the council's service delivery.

Clerk Felix Olwero admitted that the impasse means the council can only pay its workers and offer limited services. Olwero said the council has lost more than Sh1.2 million since the strike began adding that critical services such as street lighting and garbage collection could stop any time.

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