Kenya, the animal kingdom, is suffering from severe drought. The animals in Tsavo West National Park such as elephants, buffalos, antelopes, and zebras were in danger of dying for being unable to drink water. But then one day, the big watering holes at the national park began to be filled with water. Tens of animals came and quenched their thirst, but then the bone-dry watering holes were refilled again and again. It was thanks to the “water man.”
“Water man” is a nickname for Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, who is a farmer. For the wild animals suffering from thirst, he drives for two hours with some 3,000 gallons of water (over 10,000 liters of water) in his old truck almost every day. When he arrives at the national park after traveling through the rough roads, the animals gather around the watering holes, hearing the rumble of the truck. They quench their thirst with the water he gives and regains energy.
Actually, he has no obligation to deliver water. No one will blame him even if he doesn’t do that. Nevertheless, he brings water there, using his own expenses. About the reason why he does it, Mr. Mwalua says, “If I don’t, they will die.”
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