How fishermen rely on moon to capture omena

Turfena Marienga, a fish monger separates freshwater shrimps from omena at Homa Bay Pier market along the shore of Lake Victoria on July 14, 2022. [James Omoro, Standard]

For many years under the darkness of the night sky, dozens of fishermen set sail from various beaches of Lake Victoria, and into the waters, in the hope of making a good catch.

Drawn by the lamps lit by fishermen on their night vigil, shoals of sardine fish, popularly known as omena or dagaa, leap out of the water and into the nets, which are then hauled into the fishermen's boats.