Poor funding blamed for drop in fish production

Christine Ayuma shows a carton of frozen fish imported from China in Kisumu and distributed by East African Sea Food LTD on June 29,2016. The lakeside town formerly known for massive production of fish is fed with fish from lake Turkana, River Nile in Uganda and lately China. (PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG'/ STANDARD|

Official statistics indicate fish production has been declining due to inadequate funding. This emerged even as reports show catch imported from China has flooded the local market.

Economic Survey Report 2016 done by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicates there was a decline in production of fish from both fresh water and marine sources in 2015.