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OlKalou has produced some mighty successful career people who are very well connected and well traveled. Some of the second generation Nyandaruans who now own and run the County are Architects, Engineers, NGO senior employees, and many other wonderful positions of influence. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am no expert in any of those fields, but I have some thoughts to share. The above dam which was constructed by the British Colonist who owned part of our Settlement Scheme is now the lifeline of majority of families in the Settlement Scheme especially during the dry season. This dam was meant for the livestock of one farmer, the British colonist who built it. Now it serves hundreds of families. Its water is murky, but families still fetch it for household use while animals walk right into the water to drink, stirring up more filth and relieving themselves right into the water as they drink. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is plenty of public land <\/span><\/span>all around the dam, land <\/span><\/span>that has not been utilized for decades. There was a time in the 1970s when the Cooperative Society had beautiful vegetable nurseries on that land next to the dam. They grew their nurseries well ahead of the rainy season, watering the seedlings every morning and evening using water from the dam. That was a great resource for the farmers.\u00a0 They prepared their land during the dry season and when the rains started, on that initial first week, the farmers went to the nurseries to purchase their seedlings for Sukuma Wiki, Spinach, Cabbage and any other vegetables they needed. Those were good times. The Cooperative Society collapsed and such wonderful projects died with it. That space has remained unutilized to this date, four decades later. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is where my Clarion Call sounds for those well connected Nyandaruans of Goodwill. I have often wondered what would happen if a professional Engineer did the following, to help out our families that depend on this precious resource.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n