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5,000 people displaced as Lake Naivasha water levels rise

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The current situation in Kihoto estate in Naivasha, where water levels in the nearby Lake Naivasha have risen sharply, displacing over 5,000 people. Tens of latrines and boreholes have flooded, raising fears of a disease outbreak in the coming days. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

At least 5,000 people have been displaced as Lake Naivasha water levels rise sparking fears that the numbers could increase in the coming days.

The most affected is Kihoto estate which borders the lake with tens of boreholes and latrines flooded raising fears of waterborne diseases outbreak in the area that hosts flower farm workers.

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