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Desilt dams for water harvesting

Kenya's cycle of extreme hot weather repeatedly plunges arid and semi-arid areas into prolonged drought that comes with suffering for people and livestock.

After the current drought, we will experience heavy rains characterised by storms and floods in the same areas, and most of the water will go to waste because there are no elaborate earthen water storage dams.

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