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Gideon to engage Government in exploring digging of a 9 km tunnel to control floods

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi with locals of Ngambo village in Baringo south who have been affected by the rising water of Lake Baringo.

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi yesterday visited parts of Lake Baringo to assess the damages after it flooded when the lake broke its banks.

Gideon landed at Ng’ambo where he met some of those affected by the floods and said he will engage the national government, the National Irrigation Authority and Geothermal Development Company to explore the possibility of digging a tunnel to drain excess water and have the issue of floods sorted once and for all.

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