Kiambu county fish farmers in lowlands have been advised to construct terraces and dykes to control the effects of heavy rains floods and destruction of fish ponds.
The fisheries department issued the advisory warning with regards to the heavy rains that have pounded the area in the past weeks.
"The heavy rains are wreaking havoc on fish farmers in the lowland areas occasioned by the flooding of the fish ponds," the Kiambu sub county Fisheries Officer John Kimani said.
"The likelihood of fish ponds being swept away is imminent adding that the losses expected will be high without the construction of the terraces around the fish ponds," he said.
Speaking on Tuesday from his office, Kimani said that despite the lucrative venture of fish farming, those practicing aquaculture in lowlands should construct terraces and dykes to direct flowing water away from the fish ponds.
Kimani asked residents to however take advantage of the heavy rainy season to harvest water for fish farming so as to increase food security in the region especially to curb food shortages after the dry season that follows after the long rains.
He refuted the common myth and growing negative perception that good fish could only be found in lakes.