A boat leaves the Homa Bay Pier destined for Kisumu. Fresh efforts to curb accidents on Lake Victoria through joint coordination between East African countries have been mooted. [James Omoro, Standard ...
In recent weeks, water levels in Lake Victoria have reached unprecedented heights as a result of heavy rains in the East African region which started in August 2019. Some say the lake’s levels have ...
Engineer Benjamin Ssekamuli, LVBC's Water Resource modeller makes the presentation of the state of the basin report in Belem Brazil. [Harold Odhiambo, Standard] A new report has painted a gloomy ...
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2015 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved additional financing for the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase II to contribute to ...
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The new Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) headquarters has been officially inaugurated. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Hon. Beatrice Askul, Cabinet Secretary for East African ...
Unusually high rainfall has caused 'backflow' into Africa's largest lake, displacing communities and spurring calls for greater regional effort to manage water BUDALANGI, Kenya, Aug 19 (Thomson ...
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire says efforts being made by Kenya, Tanzania, and development partners are bearing fruit in reversing the threats. The ES further ...
Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest fresh water body and the world’s second largest lake, is no longer fresh. The lake is choking with pollution from industrial and agricultural wastes, as well as raw ...