Kampuni 70 za maji zinahatarika kufungwa kwa deni la Sh25 bilioni

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Ripoti mpya inaonyesha kuwa kampuni 70 za maji nchini Kenya zina mzigo wa madeni unaozidi Sh25 bilioni, hivyo zinaweza kufungwa. Afisi ya Bajeti ya Bunge (PBO) imetoa taarifa hii, ikionyesha matatizo makubwa ya kifedha katika maeneo mbalimbali.

Kulingana na ripoti ya Afisi ya Bajeti ya Bunge (PBO), kampuni 70 za maji nchini zinaandamwa na madeni makubwa yanayofikia zaidi ya Sh25 bilioni. Hii inaweza kusababisha kufungwa kwao, kulingana na uchambuzi wa hivi karibuni.

Miongoni mwa kampuni zenye madeni makubwa ni Kampuni za Maji za Tavevo, ambazo zina deni la Sh965.35 milioni. Kampuni za Maji Mombasa pia zimetajwa kati ya zenye shida za kifedha. Maeneo mengine yanayofuata ni Kakamega na deni la Sh671.9 milioni, Nakuru na Sh683.6 milioni, Kwale na Sh618.6 milioni, na Kilifi Mariakani na Sh506 milioni. Malindi na Nairobi pia zimepigwa alama kati ya maeneo yenye madeni, ikiwemo Sh2.2 bilioni katika baadhi ya ripoti.

Ripoti hii inaonyesha athari kubwa kwa usimamizi wa maji nchini, lakini hakuna maelezo zaidi kuhusu hatua zinazochukuliwa.

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