The Senate has acknowledged improved financial accountability and stronger audit performance by the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) following the city’s record revenue collection of KSh12.6 billion in the last financial year.

This emerged when Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja appeared before the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, chaired by Geoffrey Osotsi, to respond to queries regarding the county’s financial management.

During the session, senators noted that the county had demonstrated improved accountability, with the Office of the Auditor-General issuing a qualified audit opinion, indicating progress compared to previous financial assessments.

Members of the committee also lauded the county’s improved revenue performance, highlighting that the NCWSC collected a historic KSh12.6 billion in the last financial year, one of the highest amounts ever realised by the capital’s water utility.

Governor Sakaja told the committee that his administration had strengthened financial controls, improved revenue collection systems, and enhanced transparency in county operations.

“These results demonstrate the reforms we have introduced to strengthen accountability and efficiency in service delivery. We are committed to ensuring that public resources are managed transparently while improving water services for Nairobi residents,” Sakaja said

The Senate pledged to intervene and push national government agencies to settle hundreds of millions of shillings owed to Nairobi in unpaid water bills. Committee Chair further directed that senators will engage ministries and state agencies, including police stations, to ensure the outstanding bills amounting to hundreds of millions are paid and to safeguard the interests of counties under devolution.