Ijara sub county in Garissa county has been experiencing heavy rainfall from Friday after a long dry spell in Northeastern region that has now lasted three years.
The heavy downpour comes as a relief to thousands of residents and their livestock as they have been moving for many kilometers in search of water.
The rainfall has cut down cost of buying water from donkey-drawn carts and from the Department of water which has been charging Sh1000 per month as a standing rate.
Youth leader Yakub Yarrow and Masalani town watchdogs chairman Abdullahi Abdi have termed the rainfall as a blessing from God and that it will reduce the water cost burden for area residents.
The sub county water coordinator Noor Mohamed said even the water taps had run dry following the prolonged dry spell that dried up boreholes and water pans.
Residents have called on the county government to fix the water shortage problem once and for all by putting up permanent solutions to the crisis.
They have now called on the Director of Water in the Garissa county government to look for permanent water shortages solutions.
By Mohammed Dahir
