A major source of Kenya’s water is under threat
Illegal logging, charcoal production and farming within the forest cited as reasons for water shortage
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Your support makes all the difference.Kenya’s Mau Forest Complex is a water tower spanning 400,000 hectares, and is the main water source for 12 rivers that feed into some of East Africa’s largest lakes. It supports the livelihoods of close to five million people, but uncontrolled human activity in the forest is causing the rivers to dry up. Dan Kaburu spoke to people whose livelihoods have been affected, who fear that laxity from Kenya Forest Service is enabling this rampant deforestation. Watch Dan’s full report here.
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