In some neighborhoods in drought-prone Kenya, clean water is scarce

A lady carries water on her back after drawing it from a water point in Athi River, Machakos County. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

As the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, dozens of women and men step out of their corrugated iron homes with yellow jerricans, skip over pools of sewage and make their way to a nearby water vending station.

There is no piped water or sewage system in the area and drought has made clean water supplies scarcer and expensive for locals. Twice a week, trucks with 5,000 to 10,000 liters (1,300 to 2,600 gallons) of water will fill up vending stations across Athi River where residents can buy 20 liters (five gallons) for 20 Kenyan Shillings ($0.16). A household of four needs about 20 liters a day, and weekly incomes are about $13, according to data from Kenya's finance ministry.