National Game Reserve bows to pressure as locals encroach, demarcate and fence it off

Joshua Lokuo a resident of Barwesa in Baringo North trying to put off a fire at Lake Kamnarok National game reserve on March 2,2019 that lit by illegal encroachers who have invaded the reserve clearing several acres. [Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard].

A decade-old tree hangs precariously as it burns from the roots, the fire slowly smoking life out of the tree that houses tens of nests.