County Health Executive Hitan Majevda said his department was in talks with water companies and the Kenya Revenue Authority to come up with specially packaged water to be made available in slums. He explained that slum residents found it hard to spend Sh40 or more on clean bottled water when there were other pressing needs such as food and housing. Currently, a 20-litre jerrican of water costs Sh20, but in light of the current water shortage, costs could go as high as Sh40. Notably, 99 per cent of cholera cases are reported to emanate from the slums thanks to the lack of water and open sewerage. ALSO READ: Counties clash over cholera reportsCholera is an infectious disease that presents with the sudden onset of watery diarrhoea and vomiting associated with ingestion of contaminated water and/or food.

Source: Standard Digital January 19, 2018 04:30 UTC