Put an end to harassment of fishermen in Lake Victoria

Fishermen cast their net on Lake Victoria in a bid to catch fish for sell. [Phillip Orwa, Standard]

Incidences in which Uganda security personnel intimidate Kenyan fishermen in Lake Victoria are on the rise. Yet despite the gravity of the matter, it is discomfiting that the Kenyan government continues to maintain a studious silence.

Routinely, Kenyan fishermen not only get harassed by Uganda police and soldiers, but they are also arrested and their catches, fishing gear, and boats confiscated.