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‘Soda water’ Meru villagers scoop for body nourishment

A villager scoops natural muonyo water bubbling from the ground. [Photo: Courtesy]

Imagine fetching free soda from a bubbling brook in the wilderness? Well, the closest you’ll ever come to such a dream is perhaps in Meru County.

Tucked in the lush farmlands surrounding Tharu Market, about two hundred metres off the Ndagene-Nkubu highway in Meru County, is a spring that produces a refreshing drink that has nourished locals for years. It is called muonyo.

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