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Residents displaced by rising lake waters sue State for compensation

Soi Safari Lodge at Lake Baringo on this photo taken on July 20, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Victims of rising lakes in Baringo County have sued the government seeking compensation for losses suffered.

Kituo Cha Sheria and Reuben Chepkonga filed a suit at the Environment and Lands Court on behalf of 66 affected residents of Bartum and Il'ngarwa locations in Marigat, Baringo County.

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