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Water, the source of life, now spews out pain and death

Women line up to fetch treated water. Cholera has been a big issue in Migori. [PHOTO: BENJAMIN OBEGI/STANDARD]

Migori, Kenya: Hellen Odongo and Nancy Akinyi know the pain of drinking dirty water. They have watched in despair as their children hurt after contracting waterborne diseases. On many occasions, they have spent all their meagre resources seeking medical attention.

They find themselves in this situation, not by their own making, but because of where nature has placed them.

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