In Lake Victoria fishing camps, you can buy Aids for only Sh20,000

All types of fishing in Lake Babati have been temporarily prohibited to allow for the replenishment of fish stocks, it was announced here last week.

By Mboneko MunyagaEast African News Agency
As East Africa inches towards integration, there is great need, as in the words of Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o, for the region to also ‘re-member’ its broken past. One of the tragedies of colonialism was to treat the people in colonized lands as if they had no past or meaningful pre-existence.
Thus in the name of religion, the people were given new names or local names were Anglicized in order for them to appear ‘civilized.’ It is not uncommon that...

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A boat said to have been carrying more than 200 people capsizes on Lake Victoria, with reports saying lives have been lost.

>It always astounds me when I hear politicians using the same worn-out tactics to address an almost perennial situation. I am talking of the problem of over-fishing, use of dynamites, poison and nets with very small ‘eyes’.

Each year, thousands of people drown in the waters of Lake Victoria. Why is drowning so common there, and how can the situation be improved?

>About 100 boat passengers survived drowning in Lake Victoria when an engine of a boat they were travelling in broke down.

Severe water shortage has hit many parts of Mwanza City, compelling residents to walk long distances in search for the precious liquid.

A mobile hospital ship is been launched on Lake Victoria, bringing medical care to the residents of the area's 3,000 islands.