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Agric. & Environment
Lake Victoria turns green, sticks
“Because of the smell, customers who visit our stalls have gradually reduced, and our children have started suffering bouts of diarrhoea,” Bogere, says.
Lake Victoria’s green water and choking odour is driving away business and threatens the health of the locals. (Credit: Ibrahim Ruhweza)
By: Gerald Tenywa and Ibrahim Ruhweza, Journalists @New Vision
KAMPALA - Port Bell, a Kampala lakeside metropolis that was a byword for beauty and a nice aroma in colonial Uganda, currently stinks, and the surrounding waters have