Homa Bay’s Blue Economy: Can Fish Save the County?
Homa Bay County sits on the edge of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake — and for years, it’s been one of Kenya’s top fish producers. But that success is slipping.
Homa Bay County sits on the edge of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake — and for years, it’s been one of Kenya’s top fish producers. But that success is slipping.
Approximately 495,000 people in Homa Bay and other non-arid counties were food insecure in late 2022.
Just beyond Oyugis, where the tarmac gives way to dusty trails, the hills of Kasimba, Kamuga, and Ruga pulse with a fever unlike any other. It’s not the kind you cure with medicine it’s biera gi tope, the madness of gold. Whispers of gold unleash a frenzy, drawing dreamers into a whirlwind of hope, chaos,…
Lake Victoria is the lifeblood of more than 1.3 million residents. However, increasing levels of pollution threaten the lake’s natural balance and the health of millions of people.