HOMABAY Governor Cyprian Awiti has urged the East African Community to clean up and preserve Lake Victoria.
He said it
is sad that the lake is full of industrial waste from factories along the
rivers that feed the lake.
“Lake
Victoria is the second-largest fresh water lake in the world but it is now the
world’s second-largest 'septic tank',” the
governor said.
Awiti was speaking at Homa Bay pier
yesterday, where he joined more than 400 Lake Victoria Regional Local
Authorities Cooperation members in a cleanup during their 13th Annual
General Meeting.
Also present
were Deputy Governor Hammilton Orata and cooperation chairman Alpha
Mordekai.
More than
100 local authorities and county governments in the Lake Victoria catchment
area in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya are attending the event.
Council of
Governors chairman Isaac Rutto was set to give a keynote address during the
grand opening yesterday, as one of 10 governors expected to attend.
The leaders
will discuss the sustainable use of Lake Victoria as a source of livelihood to
more than 34 million people living across East Africa and parts of Rwanda and
Burundi.
Our Lake, Our Responsibility is the
slogan of the event.
It started with a thorough
mop-up of the beaches and markets, planting of trees, and a visit to the Homa
Bay Children’s Home, where the delegates donated assorted goods.
The event is titled: Promoting Community
Participation in Sustainable Utilisation of Lake Victoria Resources.
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