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Innovative water storage system helps Kenyans thrive even during drought
Published Mon, Jul 11, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Makueni, Kenya
EVEN after the heavy rains that drenched East Africa in April, Makueni County in eastern Kenya remains dry - and it's not clear when increasingly elusive rainfall will come again.
But the women of Kikumbulyu village are not worried. Last November, they built a rock catchment system to harvest rainwater. Now, despite dry weather, the village still has plenty of water.
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