Fishermen at Sindo beach on Lake Victoria . [File, Standard]
Each year, an estimated 500 people drown on Lake Victoria.
The carnage is so bad that recently, Martin Munga, the former Kenya Maritime Authority boss lost his job after he failed to save lives through a bungled search and rescue mission when MV Boys capsised on the lake with 10 passengers on board on August 8.
Now, the government has embarked on the construction of a maritime search and rescue coordination centre on the lake, in a plan that will cost Sh3.4 billion.
President William Ruto launched the main maritime search and rescue coordination centre in Kisumu on August 31, this year.
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