State must invest more in water and healthcareOf late, nothing has been more treasured and in demand than water. Yet, even though Kenya sits on a large underground water reservoir, sufficient water supply is one of the government’s biggest challenges, especially in urban areas. Ironically, though Turkana experiences perennial water shortages, it sits atop one of the largest replenishable underground water reservoirs in Africa, estimated to hold 250 billion cubic metres of water. The deception often used to mask government’s inefficiency was exposed last year when Ndakaini dam, the supposed culprit in the perennial water shortages that assail Nairobians, burst its upper storage limit, but Nairobi still experienced serious water shortages. We can learn from Japan that has the world’s largest underground water tank, which also serves as a flood diversion facility.

Source: Standard Digital April 09, 2020 00:56 UTC