METHODS OF LAND RECLAMATION AND REHABILITATION IN KENYA
Drainage of swamps This is a method of reclaiming marshy or waterlogged land by removing excess water or lowering the water table. The water flows away by gravity through ditches into other drainage systems like rivers or canals. The reclaimed land can be used for farming or settlement. E.g reclamation of Yala and Bunyala swamps. Irrigating land This is the artificial method of supplying water to a region which does not receive adequate rainfall to meet crop moisture requirement. The amount of water needed for irrigation depends on the type of crop and nature of the soil and land elevation. Rolling terrain is the most suitable for irrigation Control of pests Insect pests like tsetse flies are controlled through bush clearing, trapping, spraying and sterilization of the males. This has successfully been carried out in Lambwe Valley. Mosquitoes are controlled through fumigation and draining stagnant water, spraying and clearing of bushes near settlements. Rodents, birds, porcupines...