With the city’s water supply proving to be unreliable, many developers are resorting to boreholes, but residents are complaining of discoloured teeth and clothes, writes ALLAN OLINGO.
Living in Nairobi’s Umoja Estate, Mercy Onyango had to grapple with constant water shortage while catering for her family. Mercy had to spend a significant part of her salary to buy water, as the flat she was living in was not serviced by the City Council’s water pipeline.