The Sunday Mail
Brian 15 years Citizen Child Youth Media Project —
Before l go to school l wake up early in the morning to fetch water in nearby wells. I wake up early so that l will have to get clear water without dirt in it.
There are people in my area who are moving around selling water in 20-litre containers at an average rate of one dollar for three or for four depending on the scarcity of water on the day. The challenge is l stay with my sister and we can’t afford every day to buy such water.
There are churches and other NGOs that came through for us by drilling boreholes. The challenge now is that those people who move around selling water are now making themselves the owners of those boreholes.
The authorities have to do something quickly because they are putting our lives at risk since the water only comes once in three to four weeks on our tapes. When it comes it will only be available for a few hours in the middle of the night.
This situation is compromising our rights as children. So l kindly ask the responsible authorities to provide clean and safe water before cholera and other water borne diseases break out in Seke area.
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