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Fish from Lake Naivasha fit for human consumption

Current condition of various rivers flowing from the Aberdae forest in Nyandarua to Lake Naivasha. The Water Resources Authority (WRA) has identified illegal abstraction and pollution as the two major challenges currently facing rivers. [Antony Gitonga/Standard]

The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) has certified fish from Lake Naivasha as fit for human consumption amid fears of pollution on rivers flowing into the water body from the catchment. 

According to the institute, all species of fish from the lake were fit for consumption, though there was a need to address the pollution, mainly by flower farms and human settlements.

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