Cage Aquaculture and Lake Victoria’s Dwindling Stock

In addition to the economic factors, the government of Kenya previously paid keen attention to the Lake Victoria resource. Policies such as the ban on fishing activities between April and August each year allowed the lake to restock, since this is usually the breeding period. There were even zones where fishing activities were prohibited, like river mouths, which are fish breeding areas. The government also regulated the kind of fishing gears used.

“This Thing Almost Killed Me”

Reflections from a young Kenyan man who survived COVID-19.