Guys,
My opinion on this would be kind of radical.
Nairobi does not have it's own source of water. Actually most of the water that Nairobi has come from Thika, Kikuyu etc.
This means that in the event, the locals (read chaps at Ndaka-ini or Thogoto etc) decide to keep water to themselves, then Nairobi will (God forbid) cease to exist!
Let us do it practically here. If the source of Nairobi's water is not in Nairobi, then this means, at least 80% of Nairobi, survives because of the presence of Dams outside the city. The other 20%, which can be broke into smaller proportions, depends solely on, say, rain, boreholes etc. Little rain, means, thirst in Nairobi, will increase in disproportionate numbers.
I wonder if the Nairobi River can sustain Nairobi's growing population, considering that it is highly polluted. Maybe it is high time waste water is conserved for re-use. GM Kenya have such an initiative, which I hope will help reduce waste water from being pumped into the rivers.
Israel has perfected the art of conserving rain water and I guess some sound technological advice from the Israeli's (or any other nation) can help reduce water waste in the proportion that we are experiencing.
My thoughts.
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Solomon Mburu
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