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Murkomen pledges action over fishermen harassment on Lake Victoria

Sacco ReviewJanuary 22, 202605 mins

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has promised to address growing complaints from local fishermen, who decried harassment and robbery by foreign security agencies while fishing on the shared waters of Lake Victoria. Murkomen said with a firm assurance that Kenya’s maritime and inland water security was now a government priority. “Remember that we already have an…

Homa Bay rolls out ambitious plan to boost fish stock in Lake Victoria

Sacco ReviewNovember 25, 202507 mins

Homa Bay County has launched a comprehensive Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Policy in a sweeping effort to reverse the mounting ecological and economic crisis facing Lake Victoria. The new policy, crafted in partnership with a global research organisation dubbed WorldFish and the County Assembly, marks one of the most ambitious county-led strategies to rebuild dwindling…

Expert calls for efforts to preserve Lake Victoria’s ecosystem, warns of extinction

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 202504 mins

Maritime affairs expert and the Blue Economy advisor to Kisumu governor Anyang Nyong’o, Dr. Said Ali Matano has called for concerted efforts aimed at preserving Lake Victoria’s ecosystem. Matano also warned that the lake risk dying unless issues such as pollution, siltation and related activities are tackled early enough. Speaking at the just concluded ASCA…

Port towns urged to rump up transport around L.Victoria to spur economic growth

Sacco ReviewSeptember 12, 202505 mins

Port towns around Lake Victoria have been urged to rump up transport and related activities around the lake in order to spur economic growth for the social economic welfare of the residents. This call was made the leaders drawn from Kisumu, Kampala, Jinja and Homa Bay who were attending the inaugural Africa Smart Cities and…

KR positions its Marine Division a key player in regional logistics as plans to expand emerge

Sacco ReviewJune 17, 202508 mins

Kenya Railways, (KR) is positioning its Marine Division as a key player in regional logistics, with bold plans to expand marine transport services across Lake Victoria. With two cargo vessels — MV Uhuru I and the recently commissioned MV Uhuru II — already operating on separate routes, the state corporation is capitalizing on growing demand…

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…