Lake Victoria gets navigation hotline to reduce accidents, deaths
Ships dock at the Kenya Ports Authority harbour in Lake Victoria in Kisumu County. PHOTO | FILE
With ancient navigation routes dating back to the 19th century, missing course lights and clogged piers, sailing on Lake Victoria has been reduced to a risky game of trial-and-error.
Lack of equipped weather stations also makes it difficult to predict weather patterns in order to take the precautions.
