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Disaster looming as the country's rivers dry up at alarming rate

A resident, Maina Munene, inspects a section of a river near Mt Kenya forest whose water levels have receded due to illegal diversion to flower farms. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Gusii region has always been referred to as God's bathroom because of the many streams that originate there before snaking their long journey into Lake Victoria.

As the streams, springs and rivers thrived, agriculture blossomed while families effortlessly accessed clean water for domestic use.

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