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River water rationing in Embu sparks protests as drought bites hard

Diverted Drying River Thiba loses capacity to channel water downstream for domestic and farm use in Embu County as drought continues to bite in the country. Jan 23, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

On Thursday, hundreds of young and energetic men of Lukogwe area, Embu County, quickly assembled and made a decision. They would not die of thirst, not if they could help it.

Armed with pangas and other crude weapons, they marched uphill, following the course of River Thiba. Their mission – to stop any further diversion of water upstream.

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