Life Jackets Africa is a public-service water safety initiative managed and operated by Kipuke Consulting LLC. The project is designed to reduce preventable drowning deaths and strengthen maritime emergency preparedness in African communities where passenger transportation, commerce, fishing, and daily life depend heavily upon lakes and inland waterways.

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The 2024 Kituku disaster demonstrated the consequences that can result when passenger demand, vessel safety, enforcement and emergency-response capability do not develop together.