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Bluewater graft: How police extort fishermen in Lake Victoria

Uganda People's Defence Force officers patrol Lake Victoria [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

James Onyango stares blankly at the waters while leaning on his wooden boat at a beach in Lake Victoria

The 30-year-old fisherman feels betrayed. Fishing has been his source of livelihood for five years, but it has recently turned into a nightmare and an unattractive business.

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