Kerio River, which passes though the reserve has also dried up due to the long dry spell. In Baringo County for instance, the famous Lake Kamnarok Game Reserve is now a shell of its former self. Following rampant human activities like wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal burning and farming activities, the lake which was gazetted as a reserve in 1983 is now a bare land. Seven sub-locations in Baringo North Sub-County including Muchukwo, Katibel, Keturwo, Konoo, Barwessa, Kaptilomwo and Kuikui fall inside the reserve. According to Baringo County Kenya Wildlife Service Warden Dickson Too, human activity is to blame for the drying up of the lake.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2018 20:26 UTC