The Water situation in Nairobi is getting desperate and as the saying goes `Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Residents of the largest slum in Africa, Kibera, could be seen trying to clean up the dirty, filthy Nairobi dam which is adjacent to their dwellings. The dam, which is now covered in hyacinth, has been Nairobi`s water reservoir in times of Drought but not anymore.
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| Residents Washing Up On The Dam`s Bnaks |
A group of 300 young men have been backed up by a businessman to try and clean up the river for use in various small business around the area as the dam`s water may never be potable due to pollution
As indicated on Thomson Reuters Foundation website, Kenya’s drought has left at least 2.6 million people in need of food aid across the country, and caused a drop in water volumes in reservoirs serving the capital, Nairobi.
The city needs about 740,000 cubic metres of water a day, which is normally met by the Ndakaini reservoir in central Kenya. Now, however, only 462,000 cubic metres of water are being pumped from the reservoir each day, according to the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC).
The city needs about 740,000 cubic metres of water a day, which is normally met by the Ndakaini reservoir in central Kenya. Now, however, only 462,000 cubic metres of water are being pumped from the reservoir each day, according to the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC).
