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Experts: Drilling many boreholes puts pressure on aquifers

As the world prepares to mark the World Water Day this Friday, experts have warned that the country’s over-reliance on ground water might be making it more water deficient.

Doris Kaberia, Chief of Party for Kenya RAPID and Kenya Programmes Director at Millennium Water Alliance, called for a more carefully planned approach to borehole drilling to protect the water ecosystem.

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