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How China fish is threatening to drown Kenya’s fish industry

Boda boda operators carry carton containing Chinese frozen tilapia fish from East African Sea Food Ltd in Kisumu to the market on February 2. The company imports fish from China [Collins Oduor, Standard]

From a vantage point at Kisumu’s Jubilee Market, one enjoys the picturesque view of Lake Victoria - Africa’s largest fresh water lake. 

Interestingly, traders at the market, fondly known as “Chiro Mbero” (small scale market) are selling fish harvested from ponds and smaller lakes in China, thousands of miles away.

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