Residents of Valley View estate in Mavoko, Machakos county have engaged a foreign contractor to solve the water problem they have faced for six years.

More than 2,000 residents through their association, Valley View Residents Association, said they resorted to contract the Netherlands based firm trading as Hydrax Water Consultants after their pleas with relevant authorities to have the water problem sorted landed on deaf years.

The estate has lacked water for the last six years after they were disconnected to the important commodity’s main line. The association’s vice chairperson Kennedy Karisa said they made the move after the residents approved a proposal to bring in an expert in water industry to have the problem solved once and for all.