The Prime Minister linked the commemoration to the MV Bukoba disaster of May 21, 1996, in which more than 800 people died after the vessel sank off the Mwanza coast.
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Saada Amir
Mwandishi wa Habari
Mwananchi
Mwanza. Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has issued six directives to East African Community (EAC) partner states bordering Lake Victoria, calling for urgent strengthening of rescue systems, environmental protection and coordinated management of the lake.
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