Eliye Springs Resort Manager Dennis Biwott said they have suffered damage worth millions of shillings after boats for water sports and five bomas were destroyed by the surging water levels.
He said that residents who used to benefit from job opportunities and were paid by visitors for traditional dances as well as supplying charcoal and fish, had also been affected.
The hoteliers are now appealing to both levels of government to come to their aid with grants to help them relocate their structures away from the shores.
Efforts by nine beach hotels along the shores of Lake Turkana to revive the tourism sector in Turkana County after the Covid-19 pandemic have hit a snag following the continued swelling of the lake.
According to Governor Josephat Nanok, the lake, which has been a major tourism attraction and a source of livelihood for those engaged in fishing, has recorded unprecedented levels of about 800 meters from the shoreline, causing massive destruction to not only beach hotels but also public offices and homes.
