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Encroachment, low water levels fuel Ewaso Narok extinction fears

Nakwakwa Eleo Nakuya, a resident of Rumuruti in Laikipia County. [Jacinta Mutura, Standard]

A walk through the cracked dry mudflats dotted with dried papyrus reeds in Rumuruti's Ewaso Narok swamp depicts a wetland on its deathbed.

Nakwakwa Eleo Nakuya, a Rumuruti resident who has watched the expansive wetland shrink over the years, is concerned about its state.

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