National Park Entrance Submerged in Water

The entrance to the park, which once attracted thousands of local and foreign visitors, is now completely submerged in water.

Environmental activists and government officials, including the North Rift Tourism Coordinator William Kimosop, expressed fears that Lake Baringo and Alkaline Lake Bogoria could merge and cause cross-contamination.

“It’s a tragedy that we’re staring at. We do not really know what happens next when alkaline and freshwater lakes merge, “Kimosop said.

Joseph Edebe, a research scientist at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), said the swelling of the lakes had been intensified by high rainfall in the region.

“The increase in water volumes is happening across all the lakes in the region, from Ethiopia, Sudan[and] Tanzania[to] Uganda. The lakes in these regions are rising to the highest levels due to rainfall, which has been above normal since May last year, “he said.

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