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Residents at risk of diseases as Lake Victoria turned into toilet

Mageta Water Bus that operates between Usenge and Mageta Island is the only boat with a toilet. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

The act of going to the toilet is not simple for a visitor to the shores of Lake Victoria.

For the fisher folk, boat operators and their passengers, lack of water and sanitation facilities the only available “public toilet” is the lake.

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