In Kibra, water is scarce and costly. Now, thanks to the pandemic, millions of litres of water is being pumped into the slum everyday; water tankers carrying free water roar on the narrow streets, overnight boreholes have been sunk and tanks erected to provide Kibra with free water to protect them from Covid-19. Athi Water Works Development Agency says it has pumped 14 million litres of water into the slums. “In the four years that I have lived in Kibra, I have never seen so much free water,” said Nakhumicha, as she inched closer to the water tanker. Shofco, the community-based organisation started by Kennedy Odede, is working with Safaricom Foundation to pump more free water to Kibra and several other slums in the city.

Source: Standard Digital July 16, 2020 05:36 UTC