Traders count losses as swelling waters of Lake Victoria flood businesses

Some of the business premises at Dunga beach in Kisumu County along the shores of Lake Victoria that have been affected by the rise of water level. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

Businesses around Lake Victoria are staring at huge losses as the region starts feeling the impact of the swelling waters of the water body.

So dire is the situation that several beaches and landing sites are now completely marooned by water, destroying the livelihoods of thousands of people in the Nyanza region.