January 3, 1868.
Great Lakes Region, Mwanza.
The Great Lake (Lake Victoria), with a water area nearing seventy thousand square kilometers and an average depth of around 40 meters, possesses excellent navigational capabilities.
To develop the Great Lake, advanced ships are indispensable; they don't need to be extremely advanced, but at least better than the canoes used by the indigenous people.
Moreover, the Great Lake contains over a thousand islands, many of which are suitable for human habitation, and naturally home to indigenous people.
These indigenous people make a living by fishing, possibly spending their entire lives on the islands, something the East African colonial government pursuing a "zeroing out" policy would never allow.
Thus, for the development and utilization of the Great Lake, and considering the clearing of indigenous people from the islands, establishing East Africa's own inland lake force becomes very necessary.
