The 170th reminder.... to the PERSON/S CONCERNED

Yet another week has gone by with no water. I wonder how many years or centuries it will take for our various water bodies to supply us, the residents of Coast Province and Mombasa in particular with a consistent and predictable supply of piped water?

Since it is now a few years short of half a century since we got Independence, and where before we got piped water everyday, it doesn't say much for our so-called Independence, does it? Is it going to take another half a century (by which time the writer of these 'reminders' will have definitely become past tense!), for us to get a steady supply of PIPED water? Or maybe longer or NEVER?!

Yesterday, I reported to our Water & Sewerage Co. (MOWASCO), that the pipe behind my place before the meters, was, again broken and was reassured that the matter would be reported to the area manager. But, it seems nothing has been done and should water start magically and miraculously flowing through the pipe it would all go to waste, while we (the couple of residents who still have connections), would all be going without, though, knowing my crooked neighbours who have in the past (despite most not having any meters), would be gleefully filling their containers.

Why does the Ministry still keep such pathetic employees on it's payroll? Is this a 'novel' way of creating employment with the motto, "we eat and you eat, too, doesn't matter about your performance and to hell with the people whom you are supposed to be 'serving'!" Nothing is done and they are anything but 'transparent'.

The only thing they are good at is holding countless meetings at the tax-payers expense with nothing to show for it. What do they really do at these endless meetings of theirs? One wonders.....