Asembo Bay roars back to life as Lake Transport revived

A waterbus at Asembo Bay in Rarieda sub-county. [Courtesy]

Benson Milando, 75, walks towards a rusty, dilapidated and abandoned jetty. Heavily leaning buildings and hyacinth-infested water have now characterized Asembo Bay on the shores of Lake Victoria.

For three years after they were told to relocate and property worth millions of shillings demolished to pave the way for the rehabilitation of the pier, Milando says the shrubs and reeds that were cleared have since overgrown as the wait gets longer.