Kenya: Leakey Calls for Environmental Consideration

15 August 2012

A TURKANA lobby group has called on the government of Kenya and Ethiopia to consider more environment and people friendly development before proceeding with their grand projects.

Friends of Lake Turkana said the lake is in danger of drying out unless the government and international agencies step in to stop unsustainable development both within and outside Kenya. "The most critical development that threatens to adversely affect the lake for the decades is the mammoth Gibe III hydroelectric dam being built on the Omo river in Ethiopia and its associated irrigation projects downstream," Richard Leakey said.

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