A dying river is threatening the life of one of the world's fastest growing capitals and the farms that feed it.
alists of discharging raw sewage and other pollutants like oil, plastic and glass into the water.
A 20-liter jerrican of borehole water sells for 20 shillings , and Nduta would need four of them to wash her babies’ clothes every three days. “I wish those polluting this river upstream in Nairobi could stop for the sake of food security in our country,” he said. The region is the source of many vegetables sold in Nairobi markets.
But Ahuga also relies on the river's water for her daily income. She uses it to wash plastic bags, which she sells to traders who make reusable baskets with them. Heavy metals like lead, barium, iron, aluminum, zinc and copper among others have been found in high levels at different sampling points along the river by various research organizations, including the University of Nairobi’s publicAlex Okaru, a public health expert at the University of Nairobi, said high levels of heavy metals in the water, particularly lead and barium, could cause health effects such as liver and kidney damage if consumed.
He said that since the changes were introduced, businesses are coming forward asking for assistance to comply with the body's directives.
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