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The inconvenient truth about devolution, the environment

Lake Ol Bollosat in Central Kenya. It's the source of Ewaso Nyiro that cuts through several countries. Its future is threatened and so are livelihoods downstream. [Photo/ XN Iraki]

It's one of the most memorable moments of my childhood: drinking water from the river or directly from the tap; it was never treated with chemicals.

I don't recall anyone being hospitalised. I also don't recall my dad buying fertiliser during the planting season.

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