Fisher folk worry over border dispute

Fishermen at Old Port Beach Management Unit in Mombasa loading 20 liters jerrycans of diesel that will be used to fuel fishing boasts. Fishing industry is among the sectors that has been effected by the rise of fuel prices. [Robert Menza]

Fishermen in Lamu have said the Kenya and Somali maritime border dispute should have been first subjected to the council of the elders before escalation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

At the same time they protested the Government’s decision to pull out of the maritime border dispute before ICJ.