Around 5,000 fishermen die annually on Lake Victoria across Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda

By  Frank Said

What you need to know:

  • In response to this alarming trend, the governments of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda agreed to acquire specialised rescue boats to bolster emergency response and monitoring on the lake.

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