That most water taps in these towns, especially Nairobi, remain dry for most of the time is nothing new. ALSO READ: City Market once served as train stopover on Loita StreetThe Nairobi water infrastructure is rain-fed. It is easy to blame poor rainfall for the water problem in these towns. Harvesting rain water and facilitating city residents to do the same would go a long way in addressing water shortage not just in Nairobi, but other urban centres across the country. It is encouraging that the national government is not taking the water scarcity problem lightly.

Source: Standard Digital November 16, 2017 21:00 UTC