A NEED TO SAVE DYING SWAMPS IN KENYA
Swamps have for a long time been threatened and this could get worse with the changing climatic conditions such as the predicted El nino rains and irregular rainfall patterns. Swamps help to boost biodiversity and make harsh climatic conditions bearable. Swamps can be defined as wetlands characterized by waterlogged soil and abundance of plants while biodiversity refer to the flora and fauna on earth. Wetlands in Kenya cover approximately 14000 Square kilometers of land surface ( Macharia, Thenya and Nderitu,2010 ; Momanyi and Ariya,2015). Some wetlands contain fresh water such as Manguo wetland which make it fit for domestic use and breeding site for fish and other water species. While some swamps occur naturally, others are seasonal and the continued degradation might lead to extinction of wetlands. This degradation over the years can be attributed to negative perceptions of wetlands being wastelands which has promoted massive settlement of marginalized communities on fragile we...