Clean Water – the problem politicians do not want to talk about.
The number of people in Kenya without access to clean drinking
water is currently 16 million and increasing by nearly 3000
every single day. By 2030 the number of Kenyans without access
to clean drinking water will be in excess of 35 million – yet
there is no mention of this in the Vision 2030 Document – nor is
there a realistic strategy for addressing it. This is not just a
story made up to frighten people – it is well documented and
researched fact – apparently too uncomfortable for any
government to talk about publicly. Certainly part of the problem
is drought caused by climate change. Significant areas of
northern, western and south western Kenya have experienced
reductions in annual rainfall by as much as 25% over the last 15
years. This has reduced flow rates in rivers and streams –
caused lakes to shrink and groundwater to dry up – and in turn
caused wells and boreholes to fail. However the major reasons
for the water crisis are entirely