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P. Onyango and S. Jentoft
Before the formation of the LVFO, the Lake’s riparian countries in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda had formed fi sheries directorates to oversee the management
of the fi sheries resources for both the Lake and their countries. These directorates
were part of Fisheries Acts, such as the Fisheries Act No 6. of 1970 in Tanzania, The
Fisheries Act Cap 378 in Kenya and the National Fisheries Policy (NFP) of 2004 in
Uganda. Although they do not speci fi cally identify how they address poverty, the
Acts take the point of view that by caring for fi sh stocks, poverty will eventually be
eradicated. The fact that, three decades later, poverty has still not been wiped out,
suggests that these approaches have not worked, and that a governability problem
exists that requires revisiting.
Fig. 9.2 Multiple governing actors in Lake Victoria fi sheries and interactions between them
( Source : Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization)
P. Onyango and S. Jentoft
Before the formation of the LVFO, the Lake’s riparian countries in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda had formed fi sheries directorates to oversee the management
of the fi sheries resources for both the Lake and their countries. These directorates
were part of Fisheries Acts, such as the Fisheries Act No 6. of 1970 in Tanzania, The
Fisheries Act Cap 378 in Kenya and the National Fisheries Policy (NFP) of 2004 in
Uganda. Although they do not speci fi cally identify how they address poverty, the
Acts take the point of view that by caring for fi sh stocks, poverty will eventually be
eradicated. The fact that, three decades later, poverty has still not been wiped out,
suggests that these approaches have not worked, and that a governability problem
exists that requires revisiting.
Fig. 9.2 Multiple governing actors in Lake Victoria fi sheries and interactions between them
( Source : Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization)