Plans to revitalize the fisheries and blue economy sector through tapping the full economic potential of Lake Victoria are on course, the state has confirmed.
This is evident as the implementation of the Kabonyo Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Center of Excellence in Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County, takes shape.
Addressing the press during an inspection and verification tour of the facility on Wednesday, Eliud Owalo, Deputy Chief of Staff for Performance and Delivery Management, highlighted significant progress already made on the project.
He stressed that upon completion, it will boost the blue economy value chains by supplying fingerlings in the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) and support the restocking of Lake Victoria. "One of the integral components of this project is to have a production facility for fingerlings, which we can use for purposes of enhancing the production levels of fish within the lake," Owalo stated.
