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Experts sound alarm as Kenya's rivers and lakes slowly drying up

A bridge crossing a dry river along Biretwo-Tot highway in Kerio Valley, Elgeyo Marakwet County, October 17, 2022. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Kenya is staring at an imminent environmental crisis if the slow death of several water bodies is not reversed.

Experts attribute the drying up of wetlands to environmental degradation and climate change.

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