Friday, 10 October 2014

Lake Victoria is world’s largest septic tank, Awiti tells the EAC



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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