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Pollution kills the allure of once treasured lake

The carcass of a buffalo at the shores of Lake Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A pair of white pelicans glide gracefully by the shores of Lake Nakuru. At a distant, a fish eagle swoops before landing on a dry stump sticking out of the waters.

It is a beautiful sight to behold, but not as glorious as when thousands of flamingos graced the now pollutedlake.

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