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Why bowsers at burial sites are an attraction for thirsty villagers

Despite the disorganisation at the watering point, the women are careful not to be loud, lest they draw attention and appear insensitive. [Courtesy]

A decision to follow a man carrying containers of water on a motorcycle leads to a home of an ailing widow in Kosele, in Kenya’s Homa Bay County.

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