The arrest was made in a quest to tackle illegal water connection
The Chief Manager of Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Michael Tawiah Klutse, has disclosed that 4,395 people from households and commercial establishments have been arrested for alleged water theft since August 2025.
Speaking on Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, he said the arrests were made as part of an enforcement exercise aimed at tackling illegal water connections and other forms of water theft.
He explained that the exercise had uncovered thousands of cases involving individuals and businesses suspected of unlawfully accessing the company's water supply.
“From the time we started this exercise in August 2025 up to date, Bernard, you will be surprised what you’ll see. But we have almost about 4,395 households and establishments,” he said.
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Klutse further disclosed that GWL had deployed 12 enforcement teams across Accra to identify and apprehend individuals and commercial establishments involved in illegal water connections.
He expressed concern about what he described as the growing normalisation of water theft, stressing that the company was intensifying its enforcement efforts to address the practice.
According to him, cases uncovered during the exercise had been referred to court, with prosecutions currently underway.
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