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Gold rush: Fish bladder a new source of wealth to Lake Victoria fishermen

A fisherman removes a swim bladder from a giant Nile Perch at Nambo beach in Bondo, Siaya County. [Isaiah Gwengi/ Standard]

It’s 11am at Nambo beach in Bondo, Siaya County. Three fishing boats have just landed.

The fishermen surge towards Martin Okoth, not to sell him the popular Nile Perch, but its maw, locally known as ‘mondo’.

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