Residents sieve water for drinking after fetching it from a nearby well in Budala village in Budalangi, Busia County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]
Sandwiched between River Yala to the south, River Nzoia to the north and Lake Victoria to the west, Budala village in Budalang’i constituency has never lacked water... but there is hardly any to drink. Climate change has conspired with other forces of nature to poison the water in this area.