Every dry season, our village in rural Kenya felt like it was coming apart. The river shrank to a trickle earlier than usual this year, and arguments started almost immediately. People who had shared meals for years suddenly wouldn’t speak. Long queues formed at the remaining water points, voices rose, and someone always ended up walking away empty-handed.
I stood in those lines myself, bucket in hand, listening to neighbours accuse each other of taking more than their share. Kids went to school thirsty. Cooking became a struggle. The air felt heavy with frustration. We had tried the usual fixes before—digging shallow wells that dried up fast, strict rationing that nobody followed for long, and even meetings with local leaders. Nothing held. The fights kept getting louder, and I started worrying someone would really get hurt.
One evening, fed up, I borrowed a phone with internet and started searching for ideas that might actually work. I looked up rainwater harvesting systems suitable for Kenyan homes, affordable storage tanks, and community borehole projects. Simple, practical stuff. A few sites explained how to capture roof runoff during the rains and store it properly for the dry months. Others listed local suppliers and NGOs that help villages set up reliable water sources. Read more https://drbokko.com/?p=36207
