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Villagers face water shortage yet their land hosts big hydro power dams

Women from Mbeere South hold a demonstration in Embu town yesterday to protest failure by the Government to provide them with water. They complained that they walk for close to 10 hours to take water home. [Photo: Joseph Muchiri]

The vast water masses scattered randomly on the breadth of the semi-arid region offer a spectacular scene as they reflect the scorching sun above.

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