Project Description
Study of the traditional wells of Lamu and of Shela (Kenya)
The development of the town and its water supply system.
According to an undocumented study2 the number of traditional wells of Lamu town was estimated to be close to 300, mainly located in private houses with a few wells in public spaces or within the Mosques. In Shela the number of wells was close to 30.
This study has been carried out to document the importance of these wells for the inhabitants of the town of Lamu and of the village of Shela.
Many households were and are still depending on traditional wells to source their daily water, even if the majority of the users were reserving this water for domestic purposes and using water distributed through the network for their drinking needs.
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