Traders locked out of beach

Chairman Lake Naivasha boat owners association David Kilo (R) argues with anti-riot police officers when he led members of the public in reopening a grabbed public corridor leading to Lake Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga/Standard]

The fate of more than 500 fishermen and traders operating around the populous Karagita Landing Beach in Naivasha hangs in the balance after the High Court ordered its closure.

The court ruled that a controversial corridor, located off the Moi South Lake road all the way to the beach, was private property.