Water in Nairobi’s slums has been largely managed by cartels,costing far more than in the city’s most affluent areas. A new innovation may just end all thatLocal water vendors are not happy with fruit seller Mercy Muiruri. At the end of final year, she found a different solution to washing fruits before making them into a salad for her customers – a water ATM. “Now I know the water I consume is secure and from a trusted source. Even my customers will be happy, or ” she says.
Muiruri has been operating food businesses in one of Kenya’s most populous slums,Mathare, for nearly two decades. Until recently, or she used water from local vendors whenever she needed it. Related: The rural Kenyan school that collects water for the community Related: Lack of engineers delaying vital water projects in developing countries Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com