| Lake Kenyatta | |
| Other Name: | Lake Mukunganya |
| Coords: | -2.4125°N 40.6814°W |
| Lake Type: | Fresh water |
| Outflow: | Evaporation |
| Basin Countries: | Kenya |
| Length: | 12km (07miles) |
| Elevation: | 10m (30feet) |
| Cities: | Mpeketoni |
| Pushpin Map: | Kenya#Africa |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Kenyatta in Kenya. |
Lake Kenyatta, also Lake Mukunganya, is a lake in Lamu County, in southeastern Kenya.
The lake is located in Lamu County, approximately 2.5km (01.6miles),[1] southwest of the town of Mpeketoni. (est. pop. 50,000 in 2015).[2] This is approximately 50km (30miles), by road, southwest of the port city of Lamu.[3] The coordinates of the lake are: 2°24'45.0"S, 40°40'53.0"E (Latitude:-2.412494; Longitude:40.681396).
The lake supports herds of hippopotami, zebra, monkeys, waterbuck, buffalo and warthog. Also, a large number of wild birds are found here.
Due to encroachment from the rapidly increasing population in Mpeketoni, the lake is shrinking as a result of (a) silting (b) humans invading its wetlands (c) drilling of many boreholes in the catchment area and (d) invasion by large herds of domestic cattle.[4]