Lake Naivasha will lose more than 100,000 acres if the government proceeds with a contentious plan to redraw its boundaries. "Lake Naivasha Catchment Protection Guidelines shall come into effect immediately upon publication of this Order in the Kenya Gazette and shall be the basis for conservation of the waterresources within the Lake Naivasha catchment area," Shurie says in the notice. Some beaches on Lake Naivasha have been grabbed /MURIMI GITARIPETITION PLANNEDMungai promises to mobilise other MCAs, MPs and Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika to object to the move. The Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, a regional environment lobby, says the authority is opening an avenue for land grabbing and ratification of illegal titles. He says the WRA proposal will trigger human activities like cultivation, legitimising illegalities that will expose the lake to more ecological harm.

Source: The Star February 12, 2019 21:39 UTC