Pollution in Lake Victoria is mainly due to discharge of raw sewage into the lake, dumping of domestic, and industrial waste, firtilizer, and chemicals from farms. The Lake Victoria basin is one of the most densely populated rural areas in the world. Its shores are also dotted with towns and cities. The major ones would be Kisumu, Kisii, and Homa Bay and in Kenya; Kampala, Jinja, and Entebbe in Uganda; and Bukoba, and Msoma in Tanzania. These cities and towns are also home to many factories that discharge their waste directly into a lake and its influent rivers. These urban areas also discharge raw sewage into the river increasing its eutrophication that in turn is helping to sustain the invasive water hyacinth.
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