Fishermen’s hope as works begin on Sh200m factory

Julius Looya, has fished the water of Lake Turkana for 17 years, yet in the nearly two decades never has he been more hopeful that when news broke of plans to set up a Sh200 million fish factory in his hometown of Loiyangalani. [Allan Mungai/Standard]

On a typical day, Lake Turkana’s Loiyangalani fish landing bay is awash with activity.

Men, women and children offload fish from boats, sun dry the catch on raised wire mesh before loading them onto lorries or repair boats.