Kenyan Villagers Nurture Local Springs As Founts of Clean Water

Bomet, Kenya — Community conservation programme includes planting trees, erecting fences and adding taps to keep spring waters free of contamination and make them easier to access

Monica Kirui, 30, a mother of five from Kipsegon, remembers queueing for hours as she waited to fetch water from the local springs, the only source of fresh drinking water in her village in the southern part of Kenya's Rift Valley.

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