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by Glenna Snider, Osorongai, Kenya

There are no water sports. The rivers are strong and deep; most people fear the fast current, because they have never learned how to swim.

Young children enjoy bathing in the hot sun, using water their mothers have put in basins. They really enjoy their baths when they have soap!