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For Rosemary Akinyi, water was once a costly burden that ate into the modest earnings from her fish business.
The trader, who lives and works in Makina, Kibera, used to walk about four kilometres in search of water. She would pay Sh200 for 200 litres and another Sh100 to transport it home, a total of Sh300 for water whose safety was never guaranteed.
Today, Akinyi collects the same quantity from a Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) water kiosk near her home and business, paying just Sh30 for 200 litres and nothing for transport.
"I am able to save the money I used to spend on buying and transporting water. SHOFCO water is also clean. We don't boil it before we drink it, as we used to do with the water we bought from other vendors," says Akinyi.
