Worse, even the Kisumu water and sewerage company, which is charged with managing the water mass, pushes toxic mess into it. Kisumu, the country’s third largest metropolis, sits on the shore of Lake Victoria, yet all its effluents spew into the lake. By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorThe Nation’s exposé of the rot of Lake Victoria has triggered a chain reaction. Economic activities around the lake, including manufacturing and agriculture, have combined to create a sludge that badly contaminates the second-largest fresh water lake, Africa’s largest. Kisumu, the country’s third largest metropolis, sits on the shore of Lake Victoria, yet all its effluents spew into the lake.

Source: Daily Nation February 20, 2020 20:37 UTC