The county disaster and health officials in Homa Bay county fumigate a ferry at the shore of Lake Victoria in Mbita town. [James Omoro, Standard] Lack of ferries to connect Kisumu to the Lake Victoria ...

People like to argue that Uganda does not have beaches, but only lake shores. Bugala Island does not bother with that debate.

Musambwa Island is a snake's paradise where women are not allowed, much like a page from a Disney film. On the other hand, there is a mysterious island on the lake that is only mentioned in whispers ...

More like scenes out of a horror movie, residents on Lake Victoria islands in Busoga sub-region started observing the ‘sinking’ of their territories. Harry Ojiambo, a resident of Masolya islands, ...

In Kampala, when most people mention Banda, they are thinking of the neighbourhood near Kyambogo University, a busy, noisy, and crowded suburb with hostels, kiosks, rolex stands, and boda bodas ...

On Lake Victoria, attracting baitfish with lanterns extends as far back as anyone can remember. But overfishing may jeopardize the tradition. As night settles, a fisherman of silver cyprinid readies a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. It might be surprising to learn that, in a lake as large as Victoria, a single fish could shape so much of East Africa’s history, culture and, now, ...

Around the islands inside Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two new species of fish are on the hunt for snails. Omar via Unsplash In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops ...