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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A motorbike rider passes by a water storage tank in Kimuka, Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer waters a vegetable field in Kimuka, Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer stands in front of a water storage tank at her home in Kimuka, Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child holding a cup is seen at a kindergarten in Kimuka, Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children wash their hands before a meal at a kindergarten in Kimuka, Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-KIMUKA-CHINA-RESERVOIRS-CLEAN WATER

(221111) -- KIMUKA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker maintains a water pipeline at the entrance to the Ngong Tunnel in Kenya, on Nov. 10, 2022. While constructing a railway project here, the China Communications Construction Company discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs, bringing clean water to people in Kimuka. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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China-built reservoirs bring clean water to drought-hit Kenyan area

STORY: China-built reservoirs bring clean water to drought-hit Kenyan area DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of water channels 2. various of Kimuka, Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU QICAN, Engineer of CRBC 4. various of a yard in Kimuka 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): VIRGINIA TARASHA, Local farmer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CATHERINE KANYA, Local school teacher 7. various of tunnel reservoirs 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OBED KIRWA, Track technical supervisor of AfriStar STORYLINE: Two reservoirs built by a Chinese company have taken clean drinking water to people in Kimuka, Kenya. Located 40 km southwest of the capital Nairobi, Kimuka is often faced with water scarcity due to dry weather. Local people had to share unclean dam water with livestock and wild animals. While constructing a railway project, the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) discovered a natural water source. The company then constructed two underground reservoirs for locals