A total of 18 fishermen were arrested and illegal fishing gears worth over Sh250,000 confiscated in Lake Victoria following a crackdown conducted by the Ralayo Beach Management Unit in Rarieda Sub- County. According to the Chairman of Ralayo Beach Management Unit (BMU), Simon Onyango, the officials found the fishermen from the nearby Kaloka and Kobudho […]
Continue ReadingIllegal fishing gears worth Sh. 4 million impounded during the ongoing crackdown in Lake Victoria have been burnt. The illegal gears confiscated over the last one week in various beaches along the Lake were destroyed by the Fisheries Department in Rachuonyo North Sub-County in the presence of the area fisheries officials, Judiciary officials and the […]
Continue ReadingTwenty four Kenyan fishermen were arrested in the waters of Lake Victoria in Suba Sub-county on Wednesday, Homa-Bay County by Ugandan security personnel and eight of their boats confiscated. The fishermen were arrested over alleged trespass and use of illegal fishing gears at Sare beach in Suba South and Remba Island in Suba North. Confirming […]
Continue ReadingSiaya county government has distributed patrol boat engines to Uyawi, Sifu and Lihunda beaches in Central Sakwa ward in Bondo sub counties to enhance security in the lake. Speaking at Lihunda Beach, Siaya Governor, Cornel Rasanga said the engines will be used by the Beach Management Units (BMU) to fight the use of illegal fishing […]
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