Time to declare water shortage a national disaster

By Moses Kuria

Water, or rather the lack of it, may be the country’s largest potential source of instability. The old adage that water is life is not just a clichÈ. For everyone, from industrialists to pastoralists, lack of water implies a threat to livelihoods. As Kenya is a ‘thirsty’ country, with no water to satisfy current needs, the threat is huge.