The cramped tunnels have been hewn out of the bare rock using hammers, chisels, bare hands and many days of their own toil. The cramped tunnels have been hewn out of the bare rock using hammers, chisels, bare hands and many days of their own toil. The dramatic scene is part of a documentary series called Ziwa Victoria on NTV about the impact of the increasing population around Lake Victoria on the environment. Ultimately, the mercury is washed into Lake Victoria via local rivers and it is here that it can impact on many more people and animals. “There is a lot of fishing effort, mostly young people, once they finish school and they have no source of livelihood,” said Mr Rodrick Gundu, a fisheries specialist for the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Program (Lvemp) Kenya, in Kisumu.

Source: Daily Nation June 09, 2020 12:00 UTC