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Kenya: Red Flag as Swelling Rift Valley Lakes Wreak Havoc
Nation, 28 September 2020
Alarm has been sounded at rising water levels in Rift Valley lakes, which have swallowed homes, utilities and displaced animals in parks. Read more »
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Kenya: Rift Valley Lakes Water Levels Rise Dangerously
Nation, 28 August 2020
In Kampi ya Samaki, a village near the shores of Lake Baringo, a cockerel supplements its usual cereal diet with some protein, a rare delicacy straight out of the lake - a… Read more »
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Kenya: Business Unusual as Rising Lake Nakuru Water Drowns Life
Nation, 10 September 2020
The pink birds are clearly in distress. The salty ribbon around the lake has disappeared, swallowed by relentless rising waters. Read more »
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Kenya: Met Warns of Enhanced Rainfall, Flooding and Diseases
Nation, 8 September 2020
Storms and floods are likely to occur in Rift Valley region, the meteorological department has warned. Read more »
High Alert as Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes Swell, Wreak Havoc
Rift Valley's rapidly rising water levels have reportedly swallowed homes, utilities and displaced animals in parks. Residents and scientists have been left baffled, as rain has not fallen in huge volumes for several months. Nakuru, Naivasha, Baringo and Bogoria lakes have expanded to levels not seen in 75 years, and water authorities have said this has impacted on the water quality. Tourism to Nakuru have been affected and the Kenya Wildlife Services are urging visitors to access the Lake Nakuru National Park via Lanet and Nderit gates.
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For more than four decades, environmentalists have been worried that water levels on the lake would decrease due to the construction of many hydropower dams such as Isimba on the ... Read more »
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At least 4,000 people have reportedly been displaced after mudslides hit West Pokot, Narok and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties where at least four people have died and dozens have gone ... Read more »
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Pesticides that can cause cancer, mouth ulceration, dysphagia and abdominal pain, among other diseases, if ingested have reportedly been detected in fish imported from China. Over ... Read more »
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Uganda is reportedly working with Kenya and Tanzanian authorities on how to sustainably manage Lake Victoria, which has been described as endangered. The lake which is shared by ... Read more »
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The reduction of fish stocks in Uganda's Lake Victoria is due to over-fishing and illegal and unregulated fishing activities. The fishing sector is now looking at China's cage ... Read more »
