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Why homes and schools offer no safety from swelling Lake Baringo

A  resident in Loruk, Baringo county  carries his sheep through the flooded Marigat–Loruk road on September 3, 2025, as Lake Baringo’s surging waters cripple transport and endanger communities. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

At almost 9am, tens of school-going children are balancing against the tides sweeping along the Marigat–Loruk road. It is long past the official school reporting time, but in Loruk no one follows the school clock anymore. Lake Baringo has set a new schedule.

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