Explosives found in Rusinga Island

At Litare beach in Rusinga Island fishermen have discovered five explosives.

Explosives found in Rusinga Island

They discovered the explosives in a heavy metal box containing the explosives, which they caught using an anchor near Ngodhe Island.Litare Beach Management Unit chairperson Isaiah Ochieng said the fishermen who were on a fishing boat dropped the anchor in the lake to hold their boat and in the process, the anchor suddenly became heavy making the fishermen excited as they thought they had a large catch only to later realize it was a box containing the five explosives.

The fishermen reported to officers at Mbita Police station. The fishermen raised the concern that many explosives have been discovered at Litare beach in a span of three months. In August this year, six mortar bombs were also discovered by fishermen at the same beach.

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