Kenya-Uganda Crisis Meeting Yields 4 Key Resolutions
Following the murder of two Kenyan fishermen on Lake Victoria. Security agencies from both Kenya and Uganda convened in Busia on Saturday, July 8 for a consultative conference.
The meeting was convened by security personnel from the two countries. To find a solution to Ugandan authorities’ persistent harassment of Kenyan fishermen.
Acting Kipchumba Rutto, the commissioner of Busia County, and Michael Kibwika, his Ugandan counterpart. Both noted that investigations were launched in collaboration to determine the cause of the ensuing altercation.
Since then, the Ugandan officers accused of committing the offense have been arrested; this was the first resolution reached at the meeting.
Commissioner Rutto remarked that a campaign had been launched to increase public awareness of Ugandan laws, including those about fishing.
Kipchumba told the press, “We are sensitizing our people through public Barazas under the management unit to ensure they do not violate Ugandan laws regarding fishing and other laws.”
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Additionally, Ugandan Commissioner Kibwika disclosed that a quarterly meeting would be conducted each year to discuss any outstanding issues between the two nations.
Both sides concurred that illegal fishing on Lake Victoria would not be tolerated, he added.
“As positioned committees, we have agreed to conduct quarterly meetings to evaluate our performance. If a difficulty is identified, we devise countermeasures and measures to resolve the situation. Therefore, we have concurred and will continue to agree that illegal fishing is a crime,” stated Kibwika.
On Tuesday, July 4, the National Police Service (NPS) verified that two Kenyan fishermen were confronted by Ugandan officers, resulting in chaos and a fatal shooting.
“According to reports, the fishermen were traveling from Mareka in Port Victoria to Simba Island when they were forced to halt by Ugandan People Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers.
“Ugandan soldiers questioned them as to why they were fishing in the region. “A confrontation ensued, after which one officer drew his weapon and shot the fishermen,” an officer with knowledge of the incident explained.
Other fishermen, fearing for their lives, leaped into the water to escape the melee.
“The remaining fishermen then jumped into the water and began swimming to escape the Ugandan soldiers’ wrath,” the officer continued.
Kenya-Uganda Crisis Meeting Yields 4 Key Resolutions
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