Chinese fish imports flood Migori beaches amid shortage

Dorine Akinyi displays her Tilapia fish at Dunga beach in Kisumu county on January 21 2021.The cost of Fish continues to escalate as the catch dwindles at Lake Victoria following the rise in water levels. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Fishmongers from Migori County are supplementing their daily stocks with imported fish from China as they struggle to meet rising local demand.

The traders operating from the Migori Town Market said the fish, which is usually cheaper, is normally delivered every Friday. But many traders are unwilling to openly admit their stock is from China and often pass it off as local fish.