Kenya, Uganda move to resolve fishermen’s plight on Lake Victoria

Kenya, Uganda move to resolve fishermen’s plight on Lake Victoria

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 17 — Kenya and Uganda are finalising a cooperation pact aimed at resolving long-standing boundary disputes on Lake Victoria, which have led to arbitrary arrests and confiscation of fishing gear, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said. The CS was responding to complaints from Kenyan fishermen who claim harassment and extortion at the hands of Ugandan security personnel patrolling th…