Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Wilson Mbadi has commended the military’s diligent efforts in combating criminal activities on Ugandan lakes. Speaking at the handover ceremony of Lt Col Dick Kaija, the outgoing commandant of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) at Mbuya, Gen …
Read More »Government urged to use new tactics to control fishing sector
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has received a request to establish a framework for the continuous registration of all key stakeholders in the fisheries sub-sector as a viable alternative to combat illegal fishing practices. Fredrick Ggesa, the Masaka District Fisheries Officer, who also coordinates officers in the …
Read More »Kenyans get sh700,000 fine for Illegal fishing on Lake Victoria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court in Kampala has fined 40 Kenyan fishermen sh700,000 (Ksh22,113) each for fishing on the Ugandan side of Lake Victoria without a valid license. The fishermen who have spent a month on remand at Luzira Prison were arrested and charged …
Read More »MPs criticise discriminatory issuance of fishing licences
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the fishing communities have criticised the discriminatory issuance of artisanal licences to fishermen. While addressing the media at Parliament on Monday, 06 June 2022, the MPs accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of deliberately frustrating and denying Ugandans fishing …
Read More »Hippos that have killed 26 people in Wakiso strike again
Kavanyanja Island, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two fishermen in Bussi Subcounty in Wakiso District have died in a hippopotamus attack in Lake Victoria. They have been identified as Perimo Alaku from Terego district and Sobasi Tayali Alinga from Yumbe district. Three residents including the area leader say the incident …
Read More »Opening of Seed School delays, learners in Masaka back to fishing
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Learners in Bukakata Sub County have returned to fishing following the delayed opening of a government seed school in Masaka district. They are engaged in different fishing activities on the landing sites of Kaziru, Lambu, Kachanga, and Nansere located in Bukatata sub-county, Masaka due …
Read More »Rakai launches campaign for sustainable fishing on Lake Kachera, Kijanebarola
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to promote sustainable fishing in Rakai, the district fisheries authorities have started sensitizing the fishing communities around Lake Kachera and Lake Kijanebarola. The campaign comes amidst the increasing illegal fishing practices on the two lakes. The authorities are also giving new fishermen …
Read More »Rakai considers altering stalled bulk water project for fishing
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A multi-purpose water supply project has been lying idle for ten years since it was commissioned in Kiyumbakimu village, Kagamba sub county. The 7 billion Shillings project measuring over one kilometre long and about 200 meters wide was meant to provide sufficient water for domestic …
Read More »Students in Bunyoro resort to fishing due to prolonged schools closure
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many students in the districts of Hoima, Kikuube, Bullisa and Kagadi have ventured into the fishing industry due to the prolonged closure of schools following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. On 18th March 2020, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered the temporary closure of …
Read More »58 Congolese held for illegally fishing on Lake Edward
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security is holding 58 Congolese fishermen in Uganda for alleged violation of the borders at Lake Edward. According to Josué Mukura, the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Individual Fishermen of Lake Edward (FECOPEILE) in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), …
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