British 7 EasioAfrica ]RIVERS AND LAKES ; CLIMATE

part where there is any rain . The southern affluents of Lake Rudolf, the Kerio and Turkwel rivers, are the largest, but these usually dry up in their lowercourse. (c ) Only a small part of the basin of Victoria Nyanza is in the East Africa Protectorate, but its rivers are fairly large in consequence of the heavy rainfall of that region . The most important rivers are : the Nzoia, which drains the Gwas Ngishu plateau,

the Nyando, the Sondo, and the Kuja . There are numerous lakes in the Rift valley. The largest is Lake Rudolf, the southern and eastern parts of which lie within the territory, and which has a total area of about 3,500 square miles . Next in size are Baringo ( 13 miles by 5 miles ) , Naivasha ( the highest 6,165 ft. above sea-level), Nakuru, and Magadi. Smaller Elmenteita, Hannington, and Bollossat ( El-Bor Lossat ).

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( 3 ) CLIMATE

Temperature

Owing to the high elevation of the central part of the Protectorate, a large part of the country enjoys a temperate and bracing climate. The maximum temperature of this highland region is about 80 ° F.

(26.6° C.) , and the minimum about 50° F. (10 ° C.) . The low -lying coastal region has naturally ahigher average temperature, ranging from 90° F. ( 320 C. ) to 700 F. ( 21° C. ) . It will thus be seen that the seasonal variation is not great.

A high degree of heat prevailsin the regions south and east of Lake Rudolf,especially in the neighbour hood of the Lorian swamp, while the plains of Juba land are the hottest part of the Protectorate.

Rainfall There are two rainy seasons, the greater rains falling between March and June and the lesser between October and December. Local variations, however,