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Published on: Nov 15, 2006

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Looking at these young African children from Kisumu looking for fish at the shores of Lake Victoria, one question lingers in my head, "why do they do it? Is int there some one ton fetch for the so that they can go to school?" Then the reality strikes me, they have to because their parents do not have the ability to raise food for them. Why, they are left to wander and fetch for themselves.

This is the reality that faces most of the African children. As the gap between the poor and the rich grows more and more, those who face the pinch are usually the young one who can not go to work and look after themselves. They usually opt for the most reasonable solution, to go fishing. Those from the lakes are far much better as the fish is just an effort further. What about those who do not come from the beaches to get free fish through fishing?The include the abandoned street urchins who normally resort to crime at such tender ages and grow to be hard core criminals.

The saddest thing is that it doesn't have to be this way. If an effort can be made to take care of these young children, who knows, they may grow to be very worthy leaders in future.

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by erick ochieng otieno
Published on: Nov 15, 2006
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Looking at these young African children from Kisumu looking for fish at the shores of Lake Victoria, one question lingers in my head, "why do they do it? Is int there some one ton fetch for the so that they can go to school?" Then the reality strikes me, they have to because their parents do not have the ability to raise food for them. Why, they are left to wander and fetch for themselves. This is the reality that faces most of the African children. As the gap between the poor and the rich grows more and more, those who face the pinch are usually the young one who can not go to work and look after themselves. They usually opt for the most reasonable solution, to go fishing. Those from the lakes are far much better as the fish is just an effort further. What about those who do not come from the beaches to get free fish through fishing?The include the abandoned street urchins who normally resort to crime at such tender ages and grow to be hard core criminals. The saddest thing is that it doesn't have to be this way. If an effort can be made to take care of these young children, who knows, they may grow to be very worthy leaders in future. « return.