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Hope for Nairobi residents as government drills bore holes

Water CS Eugene Wamalwa shown how to operate a drilling machine at Kaloleni dispensary yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

NAIROBI: Perennial water problems in Nairobi might be a thing of the past after the Government started drilling three boreholes Tuesday.

The launching of the boreholes, which will be sank in Kaloleni and Kibera, will see Nairobi residents access water close to their houses to cushion them against the harsh effects of poor rains. Some 40 boreholes will be drilled.

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