$36.6m raised for Lake Victoria safety project

Fishermen at Lake Victoria, Kisumu. Lake Victoria Basin Commission has secured $35.8 million from donors to improve safety on the lake. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has secured Ksh3.6 billion ($35.8 million) from donors to improve safety on the lake.

The project dubbed “Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport will be implemented by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania over four years at a cost of about $36.58 million.