KAYOKA: The endangered Lake Victoria

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...

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

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

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

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?

>MV Victoria that got technical faults while on its way from Bukoba to Mwanza last Friday night is safe to operate, the Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra) has assured passengers.

>After years of contending with little or no access to healthcare facilities, thousands of residents living on about 170 islands in Lake Victoria will now have a reason to smile—thanks to the Royal Navy Ship that has been deployed to serve as a floating hospital.   The “saviour” ship has landed at Lake Victoria after six months at sea and over 850km (500 miles) overland.

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

Ten rescued after Tanzanian vessel capsizes in Lake Victoria
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- Ten crew members were rescued on Thursday night after their ship carrying 280 tonnes of sugar capsized in Lake Victoria in Tanzania, police confirmed. Kagera regional police commander Valentino Mlowola said the ship ...
Ten cheat death as ship capsizes in Lake VictoriaIPPmedia

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