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Marine police to be deployed to Lake Victoria over insecurity

MV TEWA, a police speed boat patrols Lake Victoria waters. [Caleb Kingwara/Standard]

The Kenya Marine police will be deployed to Lake Victoria to contain constant attacks on Kenyan fishermen by pirates and Ugandans.

African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga said the police unit will patrol the lake to ward off pirates who have run riot at the lake.

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