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Here, washing, bathing in the open is not news

Boda boda operators clean their vehicles in River Nzoia. [PHOTO: JECKONIA OTIENO]

By JECKONIA OTIENO

SIAYA, KENYA: Bathing in rivers and ponds, an age-old practice that exists in most parts of western Kenya, is slowly dying off. But there still is some resistance.

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