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Weather dampens L. Victoria fishmongers' fortunes

A woman dries sardines at Sori Beach along the shores of Lake Victoria. Fishmongers risk losing millions of their catch due to bad weather PHOTO | IAN BYRON | NMG

Fishmongers along Lake Victoria are staring at possible loses of their stocks as the rainy season sets in.

Currently, the fisher folk are losing close to two tonnes of freshwater sardines (dagaa/omena) daily due to a bad weather and this is expected to rise with the onset of the rainy season in September.

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