Lake Nakuru – a Rift Valley water-mass renowned for abundance of flamingos – is projected to double in size
Onesmus Kihiko, a retired employee of the defunct Municipal Council of Nakuru said he watched in desperation as his Ksh4 million from his retirement benefits went down the drain when the flooding waters walloped his three-acre farm.
Environmentalist links poor farming practices, deforestation in Kenyan highlands to shrinking Rift Valley lakes
According to an environmentalist Job Kareithi, poor farming practices and deforestation in highland regions have accelerated soil erosion, washing massive amounts of soil and sediment into the lakes.
