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Uganda: Panic as Lake Victoria Water Levels Rise Again
Monitor, 23 February 2021
Water levels have risen again at some landing sites on Lake Victoria's shoreline causing panic among fishermen who had started returning to their homes. Read more »
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Kenya: Party Stops on the Shores of Lake Nakuru as Fishing Ban Bites
Nation, 22 February 2021
Towards the end of last year, Mr Cleophas Olando was among more than 500 fishermen who flocked Lake Nakuru to cash in on an industry that largely remained unregulated. Read more »
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Kenya: Why Takawiri Island Residents Are Unhappy With Odinga's Plan for Lake Victoria
Nation, 17 February 2021
Takawiri Island in Homa Bay County has for years stood out as a breathtaking tourist destination. Read more »
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Kenya: Lake Victoria Fish Died Due to Lack of Oxygen - Experts
Nation, 16 February 2021
The mass deaths of fish in Lake Victoria is due to massive pollution and lack of oxygen, an expert has explained. Read more »
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East Africa: EALA Pushes for Protection of Lake Victoria
Daily News, 14 February 2021
THE East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has urged the EAC Council of Ministers to cause Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) to embark on the process of harmonisation of… Read more »
Panic as Lake Victoria Water Levels Rise Again
Water levels have reportedly risen again at some landing sites on the Lake Victoria shoreline, causing panic among Ugandan fishers.The affected areas include Lambu, Kachanga, Namirembe, and Kaziru in Masaka District and Kasensero Landing Site in Uganda's Kyotera District. The water level at Lambu Landing Site has risen by close to 50 metres and there are fears that they may go up as the March-May seasonal rain starts, according to Rose Nakyejjwe, the Masaka District environment officer. In 2020, when the water levels rose, Lambu residents were relocated to what is now known as Covid City, an open space located three kilometres on Bukakkata -Nyendo Road. Lake Victoria is largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Since the 1900s, Lake Victoria ferries have been an important means of transport between the three countries. The lake has more than 200 species of fish, of which the Tilapia is the most economically important.
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The East African Community Council of Ministers says Uganda has refused to execute a new policy governing the release of water from Nalubaale dam, the main outlet of the world's ... Read more »
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The water volume in Africa's largest fresh-water lake has risen to its highest level exceeding 1965's historic mark, according to an assessment conducted by the Lake Victoria Basin ... Read more »
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A flooded neighbourhood at Lambu Landing Site in Masaka District (file photo).
