Bodies of two fishermen who drowned after their boat capsized in Lake Victoria near Rambira beach in Rachuonyo North sub-county last Thursday have been retrieved.

The bodies of Meshack Ochuma, 32, and his colleague Pius Bura, 42, were found by fishermen searching for officers from the Kenya Coastguard Service.

According to the Homa Bay County Beach Management Unit vice chairperson Tom Guda, the search for the missing men kicked off on Friday.

 “I urge the government to provide quality lifejackets for fishermen in Lake Victoria to avert such cases in future,” he said.

The two bodies were found floating a few meters from the point where their boat capsized after strong waves hit it.

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The bodies have been moved to Simbiri mortuary.