Nairobi, Nov. 23 -- It is 8.30am when we arrive at the freshly built water point in Tingasap village, about 30 kilometres from Maralal town, Samburu County.

We find women lining up as they patiently wait for their turn to fill their jerrycans.

The recently commissioned Loosuk Water Supply Project in Samburu North was undertaken by Kenya Red Cross in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development, much to the happiness of girls and women here.

Among the women is Veronica Leakono. She tells us she has been queuing for the last 30 minutes. We arrive when it is almost her turn to fetch water. Finally, she fills her four 20-liter jerrycans smiling.

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