Lake Kenyatta

Lake Kenyatta, also Lake Mukunganya, is a lake in Lamu County, in northeastern Kenya.

Lake Kenyatta (Lake Mukunganya)
Coordinates02°24′45″S 40°40′53″E
Lake typeFresh water
Primary outflowsEvaporation
Basin countriesKenya
Max. length12 kilometres (7 mi)
Surface elevation10 m (33 ft)
SettlementsMpeketoni

Location

The lake is located in Lamu County, approximately 2.5 kilometres (2 mi),[1] southwest of the town of Mpeketoni. (est. pop. 50,000 in 2015).[2] This is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road, southwest of the port city of Lamu.[3] The coordinates of the lake are: 2°24'45.0"S, 40°40'53.0"E (Latitude:-2.412494; Longitude:40.681396).[4]

Fauna

The lake supports herds of hippopotami, zebra, monkeys, waterbuck, buffalo and warthog. Also, a large number of wild birds are found here.[5]

Silting

Due to encroachment from the rapidly increasing population in Mpeketoni, the lake is shrinking as a result of (a) silting (b) humans invading its wetlands (c) drilling of many boreholes in the catchment area and (d) invasion by large herds of domestic cattle.[5]

See also

References
  1. GFC (9 April 2016). "Distance between Mpeketoni, Lamu, Kenya and Lake Mukunganya, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. Kayomani (9 April 2016). "Bajuni Modern History: Mpeketoni - The History of the Settlement". Allbajuni.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. GFC (9 April 2016). "Distance between Lake Mukunganya, Lamu, Kenya and Kikoni Landing Site, C112, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. Google (9 April 2016). "Location of Lake Kenyatta (Lake Mukunganya), Lamu County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. Praxides, Cheti (9 January 2015). "Kenya: Lake Kenyatta in Mpeketoni Is Dying, Experts Warn". The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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