Illegal fishermen in Lake Naivasha have asked the county government for an alternative source of livelihood. The fishermen said they were driven to illegal fishing by unemployment and poverty, which have been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Their plea comes barely two weeks after security officers from the Kenya Coast Guards Services started patrolling the water body. In the last year, the number of youths involved in illegal fishing in the lake has risen to more than 500 raising fears that the fisheries sector could collapse. Speaking during a forum on Tarembete beach in Kasarani, the youths said the only solution to the problem is fish ponds.

Source: The Star May 28, 2021 12:01 UTC