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Ecology and Management of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, in Relation to Climatic Change, Alien Species' Introductions, and Agricultural Development
(Environmental Conservation; Cambridge Journals, 1990)Lake Naivasha is an important freshwater resource for Kenya's foreign-currency-earning agriculture and tourism, and for water-supply. It has always experienced extensive water-level fluctuations as a consequence of irregular ... -
The fishery of Lake Naivasha, Kenya
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A political history of Kenya
(Nordic Journal of African Studies, 1994)Kenya is a country of diversity just like USA. It has varied cultures and traditions. Kenya has 42 ethnic groups, Plus migrant races, whites, Asians and Arabs but have lived peacefully except last year (2008) when post ... -
Fluctuations in the Fisheries of Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes: Causes and Prospects for the Future
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Fluctuations in the fisheries of Kenya's Rift Valley lakes: Causes and prospects for the future
(CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia), 1997)Lakes Turkana, Baringo and Naivasha are lakes in the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya that provide important commercial fisheries and, to a small extent, also recreation. The fishery of Lake Turkana is based ... -
Political Party Cooperation in Postelection as Ethnic Tensions (Kenyan Case)
(MOST EthnoNet publication: Anthropology of Africa, 1999)In most African states, general elections generate a lot of ethnic tensions. This is because most parties are ethnicbased or receive support from certain ethnic groups. When a party loses in an election, it is excluded ... -
Organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticide concentrations in water, sediment, and selected organisms in Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
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The status and future of the Lake Naivasha fishery, Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake situated in the eastern rift valley of Kenya. Only five species of fish are present, all of which have been introduced. They are Oreochromis leucostictus, Tilapia zillii, Micropterus ... -
Environmental assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes
(Aquatic Sciences, 2003)An assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from Global Environment Facility as part of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA). ... -
Biological diversity of the Yala Swamp lakes, with special emphasis on fish species composition, in relation to changes in the Lake Victoria Basin (Kenya): threats and conservation measures
(Biodiversity & Conservation, 2003-05)During the second half of the last century, the Lake Victoria ecosystem has undergone drastic ecological changes. Most notable has been the decline in the populations of many endemic cichlid fishes. The lake has lost nearly ... -
Habitat degradation and subsequent fishery collapse in Lakes Naivasha and Baringo, Kenya
(2004)Lakes Naivasha and Baringo in the eastern Rift Valley of Kenya are shallow, freshwater lakes that are subject to major fluctuations in water level and suffer from habitat degradation as a consequence of riparian activity. ... -
Metazoan Parasites of Some Commercially Important Fish along the Kenyan Coast
(WIOMSA, 2004)The parasitic fauna of some commercial fish species along the Kenyan coast was investigated at four localities between August 2001 and March 2002. The study was carried out to establish the extent of parasitisation of ... -
Shifts in the food of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Victoria, Kenya
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Post-2015 Development Planning: Adaption of a Holistic Approach to Planning and Research - a Commentary from a Practitioner’s Perspective
(International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2004)In this article, we analyse the argument that lack of holistic approach in planning and research have contributed to the lack of sustainable development in Africa. We base our discussion on the speech by the special advisor ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ANALYSIS
(Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program, 2005)A major barrier to socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, is food inadequacy. Some of the more important factors that have led to this status are rapid population growth outstripping food ...
