BBC News reports that authorities in Kenya's capital say they have discovered a syndicate stealing the city's water to irrigate farms. The article says that Nairobi City Council states that nearly half the capital's water was being diverted by dealers working with officials at the water distribution department.
"Severe water shortage has been compounded by low water levels in Ndakaini Dam, which feeds the city with water. The dam has a capacity of 70m cubic metres but it is now down to just more than 26m cubic metres. Environmentalists are attributing the low water levels to the failed rains and the destruction of the Aberdare forest catchment area in Central Province. Three of the four rivers that flow from the Aberdare forest to feed the Ndakaini Dam have dried up.... The only hope for Nairobi is that the short rainy season expected in September and October will be plentiful".
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