tembea kenya: Iten

[felicia]

 

[mzeiya]

The best thing about the view point at Iten is probably seeing lakes Baringo and Bogoria in their entirety on a clear day.
Lovely place.

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

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In a few years this place will have no tree cover at all

 

[The.Black.Templar]

In a few years this place will have no tree cover at all

why?

 

[algorithm]

The best thing about the view point at Iten is probably seeing lakes Baringo and Bogoria in their entirety on a clear day.
Lovely place.

You mean lake Kamnarok? Ive never seen baringo or bogoria from that spot.

 

[mzeiya]

You mean lake Kamnarok? Ive never seen baringo or bogoria from that spot.

The tour guide must've lied then though two distinct water bodies were visible to the naked eye

 

[Clemens]

In a few years this place will have no tree cover at all

Sadly I agree with you, charcoal burning especially during this time is going on unabated.

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

Sadly I agree with you, charcoal burning especially during this time is going on unabated.

@The.Black.Templar umeona hii response from our resident forestry expert?

 

[mkurugenzi]

Sadly I agree with you, charcoal burning especially during this time is going on unabated.

Huko kerio valley, baringo and nearby areas there's the invasive tree prosopis/mathenge and locals are being encouraged to burn charcoal to control the weedy tree. Niliona hapo karibu marigat on marigat-kabarnet Road they have even built a power plant to generate electricity from burning the tree biomass in an effort to control the invasive weed.

 

[Clemens]

Huko kerio valley, baringo and nearby areas there's the invasive tree prosopis/mathenge and locals are being encouraged to burn charcoal to control the weedy tree. Niliona hapo karibu marigat on marigat-kabarnet Road they have even built a power plant to generate electricity from burning the tree biomass in an effort to control the invasive weed.

It is built but it's not functional.

 

[Clemens]

The tour guide must've lied then though two distinct water bodies were visible to the naked eye

Hehehe he played you, that's lake Kamnarok on your left and a huge rainwater filled flouspar quarry near Kimwarer, on your right.