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Eco toilet conserve waters, provides fertiliser

Ms. Yu Yamakami, a Japanese eco-toilet developer, explains how the toilet functions in one of the sites at Kitengela, Athi River. The toilet does not use water to flush and is odourless making it most suitable for Kenya’s peri-urban areas.  [  PHOTO ;   STANDARD]

Nairobi, Kenya: Imagine yourself in the arid hills of Makueni in Machakos County where water is scarce. You walk for miles in search of the precious commodity. And when you get it, it is mainly for drinking, cooking and washing. That you would use it t

o flush a toilet, even if you had a modern house, is most unlikely.

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