In 2018, we pioneered cafe fish farming as a measure to cub lake degradation; overfishing, using illegal fishing gear, damaging breeding grounds, trawling fish including fingerlings, disrupting egg hatching as well as ecological destruction of lake flora and fauna. Then, with only about 5o cages, the initiative has grown to over 3000 fish cages at Luanda Kotieno Beach, Siaya County, Kenya. it provides jobs and livelihoods to hundreds of women and youth in fish mongering, trade with other counties and motorbike as well as vehicle transportation. A fish Processing Plant has been built by the national government for processing of fish and fish by products and targeting export markets. The beach is set to benefit a Port connecting it to Uganda and Tanzania. A dream 10 years ago is transforming a rural town into a regional economic hub. We look to scale up the Blue Economy to include Lake Bob, River Yala and Nzoia. We keep mobilising resources and looking for investment partners as well as funding to ensure fish production is environmentally friendly, sustainable and creating opportunities for vulnerable people in our communities.
