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The mountain, which is Africa’s second highest after Mt Kilimanjaro, is the source of scores of rivers that nourish large parts of Kenya.
Destruction of the environment through encroachment, cutting down of trees and unregulated use of water from rivers now threaten to wipe out this water fountain.
Unless some drastic action is taken, there would be nothing but scorched earth in coming decades.
The arid districts of Laikipia and Isiolo depend on the rivers which empty into Ewaso Nyiro, while residents in districts nearby — Nyeri, larger Meru, Kirinyaga and Embu — draw their water from Mt Kenya rivers.
The Tana, where Kenya’s biggest hydro-electricity projects are located, owes its existence to the mountain.
Human encroachment and bad policies over the years have led to the destruction of the mountain’s ecosystem and made water sources to dry up.
Human settlement sanctioned by the former Kanu regime in the 1990s is the one of the major causes of the destruction.
One of the most visible effects happened in Ontulili Forest on the Meru side, where thousands of people were settled on about 2,000 hectares.As a result, residents and rivers from around Mt Kenya are suffering for the sins of the Government, and actions of people around the world. Due to global warming, glaciers on the mountain are melting.
This is devastating as glaciers act as reservoirs, which melt during the hot seasons to ensure rivers flow throughout the year.If this goes on the snow on the Mountain may disappear.
Before this happens,the government should take strict measures to sace these rivers and we all have to play our part in conserving our beautiful environment.
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Nema has to be strict on cases like this
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There fixed it.
And we are not here to discuss politics we are here to discuss threatened rivers in kenya.
You know youmight be having a point but you need to elaborate how it may impact.
My vehicle and the Green-energy system that I have going into production is all about the ecology this article is about.
In order to produce product and offer this product, we do need the proper political powers in office in the USA.
Besides.. you’re the one who blamed this on your gov’t...
And thanks for the comment
nice post. Tis type of deforestaion and over exploitation of the natural resources is happening in almost every country. We need to open our eyes and it is the high time.
Wordspark
Thanks Wordspark.
Thanks Wordspark.
