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(L) Victory Farms’ Founder Joseph Rehman, Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and other leaders during a ceremony for the construction of a fish production project at Doho area, Homa Bay County. [James Omoro, Standard]

An aquaculture firm has started a Sh2.2 billion project to alleviate a shortage in tilapia supply in Kenya.

In the project, Victory Farms is establishing the facility for producing tilapia through cage fish farming and fish pond farming at Doho area in Kanam A location, Rachuonyo West Sub-County in Homa Bay County.

The project encompasses the establishment of a fish feed mill worth Sh1.3 billion and a fish hatchery and pond system worth Sh390 million.