Chinese Fish Imports Hurting Kenyan Fish Traders

Chinese Fish Imports Hurting Kenyan Fish Traders
Francisca Odhiambo, a fish monger at Dunga Beach on the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya, prepares fish for sale on Dec. 7, 2018. Dominic Kirui/Special to The Epoch Times
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KISUMU, Kenya—The early morning rays beat onto the Dunga Beach in Kenya’s Kisumu County as the fishermen bring forth their catch and the women fishmongers buy it from them to resell on the beach. Their customers are tourists who come here to enjoy the view and maybe take a boat ride on Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake by area and the world’s largest tropical lake.

Francisca Odhiambo, one of the fishmongers, is busy scaling, gutting, and deep-frying her fish, getting them ready to sell. “I have done this for more than 15 years,” she said.