Can Kenya’s AI ambitions coexist with Naivasha’s water needs?
Kamere landing beach has been flooded by rising water levels in Lake Naivasha, Kenya [Hafsa Abdiwahab Sheikh/Al Jazeera]Silas Wanjala of the Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, who spoke to Al Jazeera, said the region is heavily dependent on groundwater and that declining water flows are adding to the pressure.“The planned Microsoft-G42 data centre in Olkaria could bring jobs and investment, but its water demand raises concerns about adding pressure to already competing needs, particularly during dry periods,” she said.
A lake under pressureNaivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya’s Rift Valley whose catchment supports agriculture, tourism, livestock and domestic water use.
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