• Monitoring settlement growth around the lake should be carried out regularly. In the study, “Impact of Urban Land use in Naivasha”, (1998), it was surprising that some settlements in the area grew without proper documentation and planning. The example given was the Karagita settlement, which covered an area of approximately 200 hectares and had a resident population of more than 15,000 people but did not have a layout plan. Many other settlements continue to grow under the same circumstances. The situation could go out of hand if left unchecked. The local authority and other key-players in the.
