Modogashe residents in Garissa County have every reason to smile after the county government launched a water supply project to ease access to water for over 30,000 people.
The town has had a continuous water shortage crisis for a long time, with area residents depending on water tracking from local leaders and non-governmental organizations.
Modogashe, one of the oldest settlements in Northern Kenya, has long depended on shallow wells dug into the Togweyn laga-a seasonal riverbed that served as a lifeline during dry seasons.
These wells, manually excavated into the sandy riverbed, provided groundwater but were often unreliable and unsustainable, especially during prolonged droughts when the water table dropped significantly.
