WATER AND LIFE
By Jeremy Leariwala
Water is life. It is only after you belief that water
is equal to life that you will always strive to conserve and use it wisely.
Never waste it.
Our lands are little use without water. Crops, trees
and livestock all exist because of water. The man (woman) tending the farm will
no doubt run away if there is no water available. Think of a pastoralist
roaming in the dry savanna grasslands of Losesia without water.
Water keeps our army moving along our borders. In fact
it is a weapon in itself thus it is part of our security and insecurity in some
special cases. Before you misuse the little water you have think of our gallant
soldiers in the bush.
The most intelligent church drilled water for itself
and the community it intended to preach to. Water won them a good number of followers
in addition to the gospel.
A community water project should think of the poor man
first before it decides to frustrate the able man for whatever reason. Reliable
water management systems should be established to control the use of water
meant for the community. Otherwise unscrupulous community water project
managers can use the water for their selfish interests at the expense of the
poor man. “Wacha ubinafsi.”
