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Marsabit welcomes dam, but wonders if water will ever fill it
Residents of Saku constituency near Marsabit drawing water from a borehole. The building of a dam in Badasa area of Marsabit will ease perennial water shortage and attract investors to the area. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU
By MUCHEMI WACHIRA
Posted Tuesday, March 9 2010 at 19:57
Posted Tuesday, March 9 2010 at 19:57
According to a proposal that the Northern Water Services Board presented to the government on the need for a dam in Marsabit, diseases such as scabies, eye infections, fleas, and jigger infestation are common in Marsabit area.
Typhoid, amoeba, and dysentery are also widespread.
The board is mandated to improve planning of water supply and sewerage services in Northern Kenya.
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