Kenya: Mega Industrial Projects on Omo River Choking Life Out of Lake Turkana

Peter Lokol has been transporting fish from Lake Turkana to Busia for eight years now. He says it takes four days to fill the refrigerated truck with seven tonnes of fish and four more days to transport it due to the poor roads linking Kalokol to Kitale.

But despite the poor roads, fish trade is booming in Turkana as stock in Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha dwindle.

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