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How CCTV cameras have boosted security of fish cages in Lake Victoria

Fish farming

Farmers harvest fish from cages at Lake Victoria off the shores of Ugambe beach in Bondo, Siaya County on February 5, 2019.

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By  Angeline Ochieng

Contributor

What you need to know:

  • The cages placed a few kilometers from the shores of Lake Victoria stand out with the two CCTV cameras mounted on metal poles.
  • While the system surveillance team works in their Kisumu office on shifts, members can monitor the CCTV via apps on their phones.

Caroline Achieng, a fish monger at Paga Beach, Kisumu County, has been in the business since 2010. 

But Ms Achieng admits that her business can only thrive if there is a good supply of fish.

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