Less water, dwindling forests as key environment days are celebrated

Carts loaded with empty jerrycans are seen parked at Daraja Moja water spring in Kisii County on 18/3/2019.Kisii town has been with water shortage for the last two weeks and with taps in most homesteads dry water vendors in the town has been making a killing from the commodity with a 20 litre jerrycan retailing at sh 40. [Photo Sammy Omingo/Standard]

Mr David Kuria holds River Mbagathi dear. Every evening, when he comes from work, he takes a shower in the river before crossing to his home in Gataka. This is a common trend among many other residents of Nairobi.