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Misery from drying rivers of Mt Kenya Forest

A resident of Kieni, Nyeri County, fetches water from River Gathukurui. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]

As has been the norm, Patrick Muriuki woke up at 4am and walked 500m from his Ndaiga home in Laikipia East sub-county to Ontulili River.

For the entire week, the river had not been flowing and residents were being forced to rely on dirty pools along the permanent river course.

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