The Water Tower

In Central Kenya, northeast of the Rift Valley, there is a tower.It is a monumental granite swell with a crumbling pinnacle that stretches 17,058 feet into the sky. Mt.Kenya, the second tallest peak in Africa, is home to Ngai, the local water god that is said to create the rains. As a result, Ngai and the mountain provite70% of the nation's water supply, fed by glaciers and annual storms that...