Water level fluctuations in the Rift Valley lakes are not new. Lake Naivasha, for instance, was reduced to a puddle around 1850 and particularly low levels persisted throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley , a natural property of outstanding beauty, comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru ...

[Kipsang Joseph/Standard] Rising lakes in the Rift Valley have sparked fears of an ecological disaster even as residents are displaced and their property submerged.

Experts have warned that three lakes in the Rift Valley region are at risk of being placed on the 'danger list' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Without a water management system in many parts of the country, rivers and lakes are prone to overflow. Flooding leaves villages devastated in rural communities of Kenya on April 29, 2020.

With Kenya's crisis showing no signs of easing, the Rift Valley is bearing the brunt of the destruction. An on-scene report.