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Lake Victoria fish wars: Omena, Mbuta fishermen fight as stocks dwindle

Dwindling fish stocks in Lake Victoria have sparked fights among fishermen competing for the scarce resources.

The situation has seen rival groups destroy each others' fishing gear. The rivalry is mainly between fishermen who catch silver cyprinid known in Dholuo as omena, and their counterparts who catch Nile perch, known in Dholuo as mbuta.

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