Issues around shared water resources should be addressed urgently

A section of Tana River. It covers Nyeri, Nyandarua, Murang’a, Embu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Kirinyaga, Kitui, Tana River and Garissa counties. [Courtesy]

Some people have to buy water for their domestic use. Others wait for rationing hours to access the water. In many towns, water bowsers are the main suppliers of this basic household commodity.

Sometimes, water is available. Other times it is not, depending on factors such as water levels at source, and of course the behavior of water stakeholders (vendors, water management bodies at county governments, among others) towards supply, access, and management.