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Old man reaps big from fishing among pastoralists

Joseph Lonyait carries his fishing net to Lake Turkana. [PHOTOS: ONYANGO JONAH/STANDARD]

Turkana,Kenya: Joseph Lonyait, 66, from Eliye village on the shores of Lake Turkana has never known anything else except fishing.

He started fishing in the lake in 1971 when he was a young man, an activity which helped him educate his children and put food on the table.

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