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Lake Naivasha choking under abandoned nets

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Fishermen from Lake Naivasha collect some of the abandoned nets which have choked the water body killing hundreds of fish and affecting navigation exercises. [Antony Gitonga].

The department of fisheries in Nakuru County has identified abandoned fishing nets as one of the major threats currently facing Lake Naivasha.

The department noted that the nets, which are spread in most parts of the Lake, are affecting navigation and are also killing fish, in the process adversely affecting the fisheries sector.

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