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Residents of Ol Kalou town receive goodies donated by the government ahead of the July 16 by-election in Ol Kalou constituency.[James Munyeki, Standard]
Once, not too long ago, when I was sufficiently philanthropic and half-believed I could change the world, I invited neighbours to share in the celebration of a newly sunk water well. They would enjoy the service without having to worry about bills, for a month.
The pipes were laid. The tanks were full. And folks who had agonised about water all their lives, walking for miles and going up hills and down the valleys, now could access water by simply turning a tap.
I suspect it’s the soothing sound of water running, or a scarcity mentality that compels the hungry to eat as though they would never eat again, but the neighbours had a powerful compulsion to just let the water flow. Overnight, the tanks with a storage capacity of 40, 000 litres were drained.
