“The government has to intervene because Gibe 4 will kill Lake Turkana completely,” he says. In 1979, 17,000 tonnes of fish were caught in Lake Turkana; last year, fishermen managed a paltry 7,468 tonnes, according to data from the fisheries department in Turkana County. “These are heavy water consuming crops and its impact will obviously be felt on Lake Turkana,” she says. She argues that the multiple environmental impact assessments performed by Ethiopia ignored the construction’s effects on Lake Turkana. The local government led by Turkana County Assembly wants to push a policy that will compel the national government to intervene on human activities along River Omo.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2018 08:37 UTC