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River on the brink of ‘giving up’ after seven decades of plenty

Pain and misery as rivers dry up. (Photo: Courtesy)

The last time River Kipsinende in Plateau area, Uasin Gishu County, dried up was in 1944, making it the most reliable source of water for the residents for the last seven decades.

But the current dry spell has not spared the river and thousands of residents who depend on it face a bleak future.

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