FURTHER RISE
"With the ongoing rains expected to continue, the water levels may rise further, aggravating more the challenges of flooding especially on the Kenyan side which has more rivers that drain into Lake Victoria," Dr Matano told Nation in an interview.
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Uganda's Ministry of Water and Environment has already sent out a notification on emergency disaster preparedness to other partner states as required by the protocol for sustainable development of the Lake Victoria Basin, he said.
Ugandan Water Minister Sam Cheptoris has also attributed the backflow and increased flooding to emergence of several floating islands that has led to the blockage of River Nile which is the only outflow of Lake Victoria.
ALARMING RISE
LVBC spoke as Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o called on the East African Community (EAC) heads of states to urgently intervene over the alarming rise of Lake Victoria waters.
He pointed out that lack of proper controls of water flows at Owen Falls dam by the neighbouring Uganda has caused Lake Victoria's waters to swell to record levels, submerging landing sites and homes.
