Lake Victoria shores pathetic

From The Citizan Daily, Dar es Salaam

By Miguel Suleyman

Once healthy and crystal-clear water of southern part of Lake Victoria, has now turned pungent, stinking with algae.

Mwanza. Efforts to turn Mwanza into a major tourist attraction and a hub of western Tanzania tourist route is a daunting task.

Once healthy and crystal-clear water of southern part of Lake Victoria, has now turned pungent, stinking with algae.

But the city’s water and sewerage authority (Mwauwasa) strongly denied a role in the pollution. The watchdog’s managing director, Mr Anthony Sanga, says: “Our sewerage system is foolproof and strictly adheres to sanitation laws. The pollution is most often created by domestic and industrial waste poured into River Mirongo.”

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Man gets 60 years in prison, 12 lashes for rape, robbery

From The Citizen Daily, Dar es Salaam
By Christopher Maregesi

Bunda District resident magistrate, Ms Safina Semfukwe, said the punishments reflected the offence committed by the accused.

A resident of Lake Victoria’s Island of Manchwera, Erick Ouma (25), has been sent to jail for 60 years after the court found him guilty of rape and robbery.

Ouma also will receive 12 lashes and pay a fine of Sh500,000.

Bunda District resident magistrate, Ms Safina Semfukwe, said the punishments reflected the offence committed by the accused.

Earlier, the public prosecutor, inspector of police Masoud Mohamed, alleged in court that Ouma, who is a fisherman, raped a woman at Namguma Island.

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Fishermen, factories settle fish price row

From The Citizen Daily, Dar es Salaam
By Melard Karoza

Following the consensus, the fish price has now shot up from Sh2,500 to Sh4,200 per kilogramme.

Mwanza. A dispute over fish price between fishermen and fish processing factories has eventually been settled after the latter agreed to increase the price by 85 per cent.
Following the consensus, the fish price has now shot up from Sh2,500 to Sh4,200 per kilogramme.

Mr Daudi Kisila, the executive chairman of Kitila Fish Frozen Small industry, one of eleven firms operating fish storage facilities in the Lake Zone, told The Citizen yesterday that the introduction of better storage facilities enables fishermen to store their catches for a long time while searching for better markets locally and in other areas of the Great Lakes region, especially in DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.

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