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They breed in Kenyan waters and disperse into open waters towards Uganda and Tanzania forcing fishermen to venture far deeper into the lake.

THE STANDARD NYANZA A Fishermen pulls a huge pile of plastic wastes from Mahanga beach in Mageta in Siaya County on Sunday, February 28, 2021. [Xinhua] It is 6 am, and James Ochieng’ wades the Lake Victoria water. He is returning home from work, but with nothing to show for braving the cold and waves all night. Ochieng’ is not new to this trade. He has been a fisherman for 20 years. But clearly, with every passing year, the catch is dwindling. Now he wonders if he should try another occupation. When he began fishing in 2002, Ochieng’ could net 400kg of Tilapia in a day, and from that e...

FARMKENYA INITIATIVE News By Isaiah Gwengi | February 4th 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300 Fishermen prepare fish at Nyenye-Got Agulu beach in Bondo sub-county. The mysterious death of fish in Lake Victoria has caused panic among the fishermen as experts rule out poisoning. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]. The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KEMFRI) is investigating mysterious deaths of fish in Lake Victoria. On Monday, KEMFRI ruled out poisoning, just days after dozens of fish were found dead. The first cases were reported in Uganda, about two weeks ago, after Nile perch and tilapia we...

THE STANDARD By Isaiah Gwengi | February 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 The solar-powered lamps are environmentally safe and cost-saving. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard] As the sun sets over the waters of Lake Victoria in Usenge Beach, Siaya County, the soft sound of the lapping waves is drowned by the hum of motorboats splitting the oranges and blues of the twilight sky. At first only one or two appear, but soon the few become many, a fleet spreading over the water, appearing to chase the horizon. The vast expanse of the lake, the largest in Africa, appears to swallow the boats as darkness desce...