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Farmers, lobbies happy ban offers donkeys lifeline

Kyalo Mutemi with one of his three donkeys that he uses to supply water to car washes, in Mwingi town. [File, Standard]

On a typical day, Georgina Mumbe from Ithumbi in Mwingi, Kitui County wakes up at 5am, quickly loads empty jerrycans on her two donkeys and starts the journey to source for water which she sells to residents of Mwingi town.

She has done this for the past 20 years, earning her a regular source of income that has enabled her educate her two sons through secondary school. Her last born is in Class Five and she has her two donkeys to thank for.

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