With simple guttering and proper storage infrastructure, we can collect and store clean rainwater from rooftops during rainy seasons for use in drier months.
Laikipia County is implementing an ambitious water access programme aimed at supplying 50,000 households with 3,000-litre capacity water tanks.
Water is life — and in arid and semi-arid counties like Laikipia, every drop matters. As a governor of a largely semi-arid county, I have seen the hardship people endure due to unreliable water access, especially during dry spells.
Ironically, these same regions experience heavy downpours, but the water disappears almost instantly as storm run-off, never stored for future use.
