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Kisumu Sewerage Facility at Kisat that was rehabilitated by Lake Victoria Environmental Project phase two (Lvemp II). The facility treats sewer water before it is released into Lake Victoria hence reducing pollution load. [PHOTO: MAUREEN ODIWUOR/STANDARD]
No one has ever sat down to imagine that they are consuming water that is contaminated by raw and and partially treated municipal and industrial effluents. It is nauseating to even picture it.
But unknown to many residents of Kisumu, Homa Bay and Bomet Counties, and other people living around Lake Victoria, this has been going on for several years.
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