Lake Kenyatta


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

Location

The lake is located in Lamu County, approximately, southwest of the town of Mpeketoni.. This is approximately, by road, southwest of the port city of Lamu. The coordinates of the lake are: 2°24'45.0"S, 40°40'53.0"E.

Fauna

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

Silting

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