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Number of families displaced by Lake Naivasha shoots up

Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja (C) joins residents of Kihoto estate in Naivasha, which has been flooded by rising levels of Lake Naivasha, displacing over 5,000 people. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The number of families displaced by the rising waters of Lake Naivasha has hit 4,000, with fears the figure could rise due to the ongoing rains.

Local leaders are now challenging the government to declare the crisis a national disaster as more families continue to face the full wrath of nature.

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