Land grabbers encroach on Lake Oloidien in Naivasha

A Maasai woman reacts during an operation to pull down a perimeter wall around Lake Oloidien in Kongoni Naivasha after a private developer allegedly grabbed the land which is also the only corridor leading to the water body. Members of the pastoralist community, fishermen and traders termed the move as illegal and vowed that no one would take over the land. Pix By Antony Gitonga

Lake Oloidien in Naivasha is under threat of extinction owing to encroachment of its riparian land.

Environmental experts blame a powerful cartel of traders and politicians who have targeted sections of the water body that has been detached from Lake Naivasha.