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Ferry firm revives lake transport

Mbita Ferry Services' Lake Express 1 which travels to Kisumu, Siaya and Homa Bay counties through Lake Victoria in less than an hour. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Plans to revive the collapsed passenger transport system on Lake Victoria have been mooted.  

This is after a marine transport company announced plans to launch at least two passenger ferries on the Kisumu-Homa Bay and Siaya-Migori routes, signaling a return to the once-vibrant lake transport system which collapsed decades ago.

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