Lake Baringo’s cruel irony: Surrounded by water, families struggle to put food on the table

Banditry and livestock theft have compounded the effects of flooding...

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Families living around Lake Baringo face a dire paradox: surrounded by abundant water, they are struggling with severe food insecurity due to rising lake levels that have submerged their farms, homes, and livelihoods for over a decade.

Over 10 years of rising water levels have destroyed farms, homes, and infrastructure.
Thousands of families have lost their land and livestock, relying on relief food or just one meal a day.
The expanding lake has displaced communities, forcing them to seek pasture and work elsewhere, with some areas like Loruk in Baringo North witnessing the water creeping towards former homes.

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