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Parliament of Uganda to debate harassment of fishermen in Lake Victoria

Fishermen at Nyanguena Beach in Nyatike Sub County offload fish from their boat on 2nd September 2018. (Caleb Kingwara, Standard)

The Parliament of Uganda is on Tuesday expected to debate the harassment, detention and torture of fishermen in Lake Victoria.

Fishermen from Uganda and Kenya will be eagerly waiting for the results of a petition filed by residents of Bukooli Island Constituency in Uganda to withdraw the military from the lake.

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