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LVTA CEO calls for decentralization of Tourism Regulatory Authority to boost community-based projects

Sacco ReviewFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 202505 mins

Lake Victoria Tourism Association Kenya (LVTA) CEO Charles Kataro now wants the Tourism Regulatory Authority functions decentralized to county governments to help oversee the implementation of community-based tourism projects. In his submission during a public participation forum on Tourism Policy and Tourism Amendment Bill 2024, in Kisumu, Kataro stated that the proposal would ensure revenue-sharing. He further…

CS Joho assembles task force to address controversial aquaculture regulations

Sacco ReviewJanuary 27, 202505 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, Hassan Ali Joho, has announced the formation of a task force to address contentious issues surrounding the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) Regulations, 2024. This move follows a constitutional petition filed by the Lake Victoria Aquaculture (LVA) Association on December 24, 2024,…

Aquaculture stakeholders urge govt to convene forum on fisheries management regulations

Sacco ReviewJanuary 8, 202504 mins

Aquaculture stakeholders have urged the government to urgently convene a consultative forum to address gaps in the Fisheries Management and Development (aquaculture) Regulations 2024. This comes after the Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association (LVA) obtained conservatory orders from the High Court to temporarily halt the implementation of the new regulations which were to take effect on…

Kenya Pipeline Corporation expands fuel transport with new vessel on Lake Victoria

Sacco ReviewNovember 11, 202407 mins

Operations at the Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) oil jetty in Kisumu have been ramped up following the introduction of a second cargo ship to ferry fuel from the depot to Uganda through Lake Victoria. The vessel christened MT Elgon has a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres and will complement MT Kabaka Mutebi II which was…

Kisumu fishermen to be trained on modern fish farming

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 2024August 20, 202404 mins

Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Hassan Joho has directed ministry officials to start identifying fish landing sites and fishermen to be trained on modern methods of fish farming. Joho said it is incumbent upon the government to enlighten fisherfolk on evolving fishing methods which will go a long way in easing pressures exerted…

Continental festival set for Kisumu postponed due to floods

Sacco ReviewMay 13, 2024May 14, 202404 mins

FESTAC festival which was supposed to be hosted in Kisumu this month has been postponed to a later date due to floods. According to a statement released by the organising committee, Kisumu was poised to host the $h World Blacks and Africa Festival of Arts and Culture -FESTAC AFRICA on May 20-26, 2024 The statement…

Western tourism circuit on the road to recovery

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202405 mins

The Western Kenya tourism circuit is now on the recovery path following the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has realized remarkable gains signified by the number of new hotels and conference facilities sprouting up to meet the demand of the rising number of visitors in the region. Lake Victoria Tourism Association Chairman Robinson Anyal…

Lake Victoria commission calls for urgent intervention amid increased pollution

Sacco ReviewFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 202404 mins

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Dr. Masinde Bwire has disclosed that pollution in the lake has increased by 50 percent over the last four decades posing a danger to human and aquatic life. Speaking in Kisumu during the 22nd Sectorial Council of Ministers on Lake Victoria Basin (SECOM-LVB), Dr. Bwire said that the…

Lake Victoria has untapped potential to boost region economy, CS Murkomen says

Sacco ReviewDecember 11, 2023December 11, 202302 mins

Roads, Transport and Public Works Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has termed Lake Victoria and its ecosystem as a sleeping giant with the potential to boost the region’s economy and the Western Kenya tourism circuits if fully utilized. Murkomen was speaking at the Kisumu Port where he launched the Standards of Training Certification and Watching…

Nyong’o: Aquaculture Centre will provide alternative sources of fish production methods

Sacco ReviewOctober 23, 2023October 23, 202302 mins

Kisumu County Governor Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o has revealed that the recently commissioned Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Centre of Excellence will provide alternative sources of fish production methods that will help reduce excess fishing pressure on Lake Victoria. The governor stated that the centre will serve East and Central Africa region and collaborate…