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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114
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Do you? If yes; why? Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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I don't, but I use water guard.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/16/2011 Posts: 36
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kill micro-organisms and make it softer
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Rank: User Joined: 8/29/2011 Posts: 1,045 Location: Mtaani
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kinoru wrote:kill micro-organisms and make it softer ati " to make it softer " kwani unakulanga maji na kunywa chakula. Hahahaha.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/16/2011 Posts: 36
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siyo ivyo yaani that taste like spring water
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Rank: Hello Joined: 8/24/2011 Posts: 8 Location: nairobi
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Ok, if you live in Nairobi, its sad , but boiling the water dont make it any safer for human consumption. Don't get me wrong, NAWASCO does a perfect job in water treatment, the big problem is the distribution networks made of old asbestos pipes and age old steel pipes, all this prone to ingress of heavy metals and industrial waste some of it carcinogenic. U dont get rid of this by boiling the water, period. A friend of mine told me a story whereby the water they receive in the industry he works for has more TDS ( total dissolved solids) that the WHO allowable guidelines on what they shud discharge into the aquatic ecosystem. Meaning that the water they receive should not be dicharged into Nairobi river. (technically speaking) and thats a FACT believe it or not, otherwise do some homework on that and revert on this forum. I stand to be corrected.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/4/2008 Posts: 2,849 Location: Rupi
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olesopa wrote:Ok, if you live in Nairobi, its sad , but boiling the water dont make it any safer for human consumption. Don't get me wrong, NAWASCO does a perfect job in water treatment, the big problem is the distribution networks made of old asbestos pipes and age old steel pipes, all this prone to ingress of heavy metals and industrial waste some of it carcinogenic. U dont get rid of this by boiling the water, period. A friend of mine told me a story whereby the water they receive in the industry he works for has more TDS ( total dissolved solids) that the WHO allowable guidelines on what they shud discharge into the aquatic ecosystem. Meaning that the water they receive should not be dicharged into Nairobi river. (technically speaking) and thats a FACT believe it or not, otherwise do some homework on that and revert on this forum. I stand to be corrected. True. they do a great job. I visited the treatment works next to CCK along Waiyaki way and they take samples for testing every hour. So I don't boil my drinking water. Now this distribution story is shocking. Tuhame NBI kama guka. Lord, thank you!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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mukiha wrote:Do you?
If yes; why? Si mimi...Ni mama watoto   Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/21/2009 Posts: 292
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olesopa wrote:Ok, if you live in Nairobi, its sad , but boiling the water dont make it any safer for human consumption. Don't get me wrong, NAWASCO does a perfect job in water treatment, the big problem is the distribution networks made of old asbestos pipes and age old steel pipes, all this prone to ingress of heavy metals and industrial waste some of it carcinogenic. U dont get rid of this by boiling the water, period. A friend of mine told me a story whereby the water they receive in the industry he works for has more TDS ( total dissolved solids) that the WHO allowable guidelines on what they shud discharge into the aquatic ecosystem. Meaning that the water they receive should not be dicharged into Nairobi river. (technically speaking) and thats a FACT believe it or not, otherwise do some homework on that and revert on this forum. I stand to be corrected. Are we sure that chalk dust is no longer used as a substitute for chlorine?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 7,081 Location: Kenya
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Used to buy bottled water until I found out it was sewage bottled water...Now I drink right from the tap...and still alive...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/1/2009 Posts: 2,436
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Ondiek wrote:[quote=olesopa]Ok, if you live in Nairobi, its sad , but boiling the water dont make it any safer for human consumption. Don't get me wrong, NAWASCO does a perfect job in water treatment, the big problem is the distribution networks made of old asbestos pipes and age old steel pipes, all this prone to ingress of heavy metals and industrial waste some of it carcinogenic. U dont get rid of this by boiling the water, period. A friend of mine told me a story whereby the water they receive in the industry he works for has more TDS ( total dissolved solids) that the WHO allowable guidelines on what they shud discharge into the aquatic ecosystem. Meaning that the water they receive should not be dicharged into Nairobi river. (technically speaking) and thats a FACT believe it or not, otherwise do some homework on that and revert on this forum. I stand to be corrected. Are we sure that chalk dust is no longer used as a substitute for chlorine?[/quote] Hilo ndilo swala nyeti. @Ondiek hapo umed*nya point. we need to put our professionals to task - if u build a railway bridge, we put you directly underneath as the first train to use that bridge chugs past; if you deal with water we insist you personally taste it before iingie kwa distribution system and if you are in charge of fixing the distribution system we insist on seeing you drinking tap water and strictly no bottled water, if you sell 'matumbo' at Tuskys, pewa for sampling before @impunity aonje, if you supply dawas to KNH then when you fall sick we insist you go to that hosi for treatment - watu watashika adabu proper.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/11/2008 Posts: 2,306
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olesopa wrote:Ok, if you live in Nairobi, its sad , but boiling the water dont make it any safer for human consumption. Don't get me wrong, NAWASCO does a perfect job in water treatment, the big problem is the distribution networks made of old asbestos pipes and age old steel pipes, all this prone to ingress of heavy metals and industrial waste some of it carcinogenic. U dont get rid of this by boiling the water, period. A friend of mine told me a story whereby the water they receive in the industry he works for has more TDS ( total dissolved solids) that the WHO allowable guidelines on what they shud discharge into the aquatic ecosystem. Meaning that the water they receive should not be dicharged into Nairobi river. (technically speaking) and thats a FACT believe it or not, otherwise do some homework on that and revert on this forum. I stand to be corrected. Thanks for the detailed analysis @olesopa. So what do we do? Great men are not always wise, neither do the aged understand judgement...
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/3/2010 Posts: 1,141 Location: Londokwe
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mukiha wrote:Do you?
If yes; why? why ? Mukiha, Now tell us why you asked this ??? 2012 is here.Kenya is Ours.Be Part of The Peace Keeping Mission To Protect Our Motherland.Say No To Violence and Tribal Hatred .If you can read this,wewe ni mtu amesoma, usifikirie kama mtu hajaenda shule .Ni Hayo Tu
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/4/2007 Posts: 1,162
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Boil your water if you stay in the following places: All Umoja and Donholm, Kayole, Outering rd, Tena, Fedha Estate, Pipeline Estates such as Unique Estate, Muimara adjacent to Imara Daima and Tassia.
Boil your water if your area has a collapsed sewerage system (eg. umoja) or where there are hundreds of septic tanks (eg. pipeline area)
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/12/2008 Posts: 1,178
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This question used to appear in Science and Home science while i was still in primo. I don't remember the answer i used to give but teacher Gigo(as we used to call Mr. Magigi then) used to tick my answers correct.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/29/2007 Posts: 948
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 willin2learn wrote:This question used to appear in Science and Home science while i was still in primo. I don't remember the answer i used to give but teacher Gigo(as we used to call Mr. Magigi then) used to tick my answers correct. i remember the answer was 'to REMOVE tapeworms'
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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Magigi wrote:Used to buy bottled water until I found out it was sewage bottled water...Now I drink right from the tap...and still alive... @Magigi,how did you find out?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/3/2010 Posts: 1,141 Location: Londokwe
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'user' wrote:mukiha wrote:Do you?
If yes; why? why ? Mukiha, Now tell us why you asked this ??? ????? 2012 is here.Kenya is Ours.Be Part of The Peace Keeping Mission To Protect Our Motherland.Say No To Violence and Tribal Hatred .If you can read this,wewe ni mtu amesoma, usifikirie kama mtu hajaenda shule .Ni Hayo Tu
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114
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'user' wrote:mukiha wrote:Do you?
If yes; why? why ? Mukiha, Now tell us why you asked this ??? Because I think it is a complete waste of energy [and money]. Boiling will not kill any germs that survived the chlorination. And to clear the air: FACT: the City Council bought chalk dust instead of chlorine one time only FACT: the chalk never found its way into the water system. After chalk does NOT dissolve in water!! FACT: the City council has NEVER supplied untreated water to residents. So why do people still feel the need to boil tap water before drinking? I usually ask people whether they also boil bathing water or the water used for rinsing utensils. It's silly when you think about it: you wash the glass with "dirty" water and then use it to drink boiled "clean" water!!! Me? I don't bother boiling it. Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/24/2007 Posts: 1,805
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The whole chalk dust issue was over hyped to create a market for the ultra expensive bottled water. I Think Therefore I Am
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