Kenya staring at a crisis if it doesn't rain in the next three months - Experts

Kenyan Women delegates attending the 21st African Water Association(AfWA)Congress and Exhibition in Abijan, Cote d'Ivoire have fingers crossed to have rains sooner than later.

Failed rains will in the next few weeks in a big way spill effects to various sectors in the country among them health and energy sectors.

Speaking with Citizen Digital during an AfWA Congress side event dubbed International Forum of Professional Women for Water, Sanitation and Environment in Africa; Margaret Maina, managing Director for Limuru Water and Sewerage Company, stated that they have had to adopt a water rationing program, a temporary approach to sustain the current water supply crisis."

In some areas we are giving water once a week, because we have to wait for the dams to recharge. If there is no recharges in the next three weeks we won't have water to supply and the worst thing is also the wells that the public have been using have all dried up,we are having a crisis!" she exclaimed.

She expressed concern that people will soon have to look for water from untreated sources like polluted rivers which will be an exposure to waterborne diseases.

 Dr. Leunita Sumba, Chairperson of Professional Women in Water and Sanitation- Kenya, said that they have put in a strategy to incorporate various stakeholders including Water and Sewarage bodies in Kenya to find a solution to proper sewage disposal so as to get rivers to breath for purposes of restoration for domestic use, a plan which she admitted will succeed but might not take effect immediately.

Currently, major dams in Kenya depended upon for a wide range of water supply are running dry as well as the alternative wells which have always served as the last hope for domestic supply.

Harsh Weather conditions have led to a drastic drop of water levels at Masinga dam by 60%.

The hydroelectric power station which is a Kenyan main water reservoir also feeds seven forks dam. Its dryness is a big blow as levels of the other dams as well go low affecting to a greater extent production of electricity and supply for domestic use.

Kenyan Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, a week ago warned Kenyans to brace themselves for increased electricity charges due to the water crisis.