I’ve Fished in Lake Victoria for 10 Years, But Business Has Turned Bad Lately

My name is John Mark Omondi, and I’ve been a fisherman on Lake Victoria for over a decade. Fishing has been my life, my livelihood, and the way I’ve provided for my family in Kisumu.

For years, the business was good; I’d go out early in the morning and return with a boat full of fish, knowing that I’d earn enough to support my family. But recently, things took a drastic turn for the worse, and I found myself struggling in ways I never thought possible.

The decline started gradually. At first, it was just a bad day here and there—nothing unusual in the life of a fisherman.

But then those bad days started to become… Continue Reading