| Clean water set to refresh a village's life
Around her, men stared in awe, mothers stood with their babies in their arms and small children gawped at the colossal yellow contraption. It was a welcome sight, especially for the women, who traditionally have to make the long trips to collect water. Over the past few weeks Amref, the partner charity in the Katine project, has been carrying out a survey of the 66 villages in the sub-county to identify the areas where the need for water is most acute. In the worst cases they found areas with no water source, while in others the springs or wells were contaminated and unsafe. In the end they highlighted 12 villages most in need and chose eight where work could begin. Next month attention will turn to the area where Eperu and his wife, Betty Ayito, live. There lies a borehole that has not functioned for more than three years.
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School officials say the woman's little girl was sobbing and terrified as the agents left with her mother. A spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says this is an isolated case. Virginia Kice told NBC11 the agents needed to question the mother about an ongoing criminal investigation involving the woman's husband. Agents had been unsuccessful in locating the woman so they decided to apprehend her at the school. Kice admitted showing up at the school may not have been the best choice. "There may have been a better way to do it," she said. Kice says the special agent in charge of the region has sent out an e-mail reminding agents about the sensitivity of certain sites like schools and churches.
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