The entire Lake Turkana belt, Turkwel and Kerio Rivers basins and the Lotikipi swamps have been identified as key wetlands in the county, supporting economic and livelihood activities related water provision, fishing and tourism value chains.
Turkana Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai in a speech read on his behalf by the County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Audan Leah Lokala reiterated the need to boost conservation efforts by all stakeholders, urging the residents to support them.
Lomorukai spoke during celebrations to the World Wetlands Day at Ondiri Wetlands in the area, where the county government reiterated its zero tolerance towards encroachment of wetlands.
The day is a UN annual calendar event to commemorate the Ramsar convention of 1971 on conservation and sustainable use of wetland resources.
