Fears of flooding as water levels rise in Lake Naivasha

Members of the public help to salvage property after River Karati burst its banks and flooded Delamere shopping centre located off the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

A water agency has issued an alert over flooding of flower farms next to Lake Naivasha following a sharp rise in water levels around the troubled water body.

According to the Water Resource Authority (WRA), the lake had recorded the highest water levels in two years occasioned by the rains mainly around Nyandarua, which is the lake’s catchment area.