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Pirates take over Lake Victoria

Capsized boat at Lake Victoria. It was sailing from Mageta Island to Usenge in Siaya County. [ Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

The long-held view of Lake Victoria as a vast productive resource is changing rapidly and is instead being seen as a curse, thanks to runaway crime fanned by shadowy cartels.

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