USAID targets 1.6m Kenyans in $100m water security investment
From: Kenya’s Head of Public Health Susan Koki, Water CS Alice Wahome, US Ambassador to Kenya Margaret Whitman and Nyandarua County Governor Kiarie Badilisha during the launch of the USAID Kenya High Priority Plan in Nairobi on March 13, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY | USAID
Amid the effects of climate change, many countries in Africa continue to experience water shortage, resulting in conflicts and compromising health, especially in children, the elderly and those whose immunity is already compromised.
The current drought affecting the Horn of Africa has further worsened an already bad situation in a region where many do not have access to safe and adequate clean water.
