PHOTO | POOL“We had to intervene because some of the informal settlements had been completely cut off from water supply. Private water bowsers are a common sight in informal settlements, which they criss-cross all day long making a killing from this the poor. It is administered by Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company, and implemented by Athi Water Company, jointly with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Sanitation. She is afraid that one day the water bowsers will stop coming and that the water tanks will dry up. “What between water bowsers and piped water is more cost-effective and sustainable?” a Kenyan posed on Twitter.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2020 06:56 UTC