Locals cash in on shrimp as demand for feed rises

Eunice Ongoro, a fishmonger at Homa Bay Pier market along Lake Victoria, sells freshwater shrimp to a customer. [James Omoro, Standard]

Business is booming for fishermen and traders along Lake Victoria in Kisumu who have found an alternative source of income from selling tiny, bright red critters known locally as ochong'a.

Ochong'a, or freshwater shrimp are part of the larger group of crustaceans which live in fresh water.