lydia one boy is one of about 70 residents from the korogocho slum in eastern nairobi who works with the organization called green solutions they get acquainted themselves to protecting the environment one boy knows that the pollution in the river is now threatening those who live there or where water on a would be the water of the nairobi river has become dangerous which is and i knew it was about the children play there and because they have nowhere else to swim no matter you they also go into the water. but it's full of unhealthy stuff and the children get diarrhea and skin diseases going to run out kenya is suffering from more frequent droughts due to climate change people here depend on the river for water they use it to wash their clothes and irrigate their fields the kenyan authorities have been slow to react to the pollution problem in the river the residents there feel they've been left to deal with it on their own fredricka kinda the chairman of calm green solutions felt that way too he decided to take advantage of a rare visit by a government representative. nick going to

in the un dearie wetlands in the western part of the kenyan capital around 50 kilometers from the korogocho slum the wetlands are the only peat bog in the country there vital for the binding of climate damage and carbon dioxide but in the form of bird sanctuary there are hardly any animals left the pollution stats right from here because it is now surrounded by greenhouses those who have down greenhouse. know that it is chemical intensive people use copious amounts of fungus aids. i'm best to say you know that to protect the across. from where it breaks you can see that the water is already what you take and by the time it reaches. it is a completely toxic free for. people like nuff tali mon guy and his team are trying to see the river at the source and they're getting a helping hand from mother nature herself we can go through with this we have learned they are very good. trees when it comes to save been in the meadows coming out of the greenhouse. freeing the wetlands of poisons and filth is essential if they want the wildlife to return. now the government has to keep its promises. as the