Residents of Nakuru County have been urged to take advantage of the rain seasons in the area to harvest water.
This is as a way of curbing the perennial water shortages that hit most parts of the county during dry seasons.
County director for water, Johnson Kamau, said on Thursday that residents need to make water pans that they will use to store harvested water. This, he said, will save them from facing serious water shortages.
“Almost every dry season, especially the months of January up to March, rivers and streams dry and water dwindles from dams as pipes run dry. To avoid conflicts arising from these situations, residents should harvest more rainwater as this will save them when dry seasons start,” Kamau said.
Kamau said it has been observed that every dry season, residents protest against water shortages.
"By way of properly making water pans to store the harvested water, the important commodity will save them more than two years whereby it can be used both for domestic use and for irrigation," he added.
“We will offer them the expertise required to make these pans. But again, people should understand the situation is normally as a result of nature. And as a way of improving the situation, I am appealing to all residents to plant more trees and protect water catchment areas,” Kamau said.