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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Members of Parliament (MPs) from the fishing communities are opposed to the continued involvement of the army in the fisheries sector, arguing that \u201cthe men in uniform have overstayed their welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of the fishing community and their representatives in parliament as well as activists such as Ms Rehema Namaganda, believe that \u201carmy presence in fishing areas has become a liability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is mainly because of the running battles the army are routinely having with the community members whose livelihood largely depend on fishing,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Licensing mess<\/b><\/p>\n

Meantime, the legislators are also urging a review in licensing processes for fishing sector players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to have one licence and not for each type of fish. Our people are complaining about this. We want government to streamline licensing. This is because as it is now it is costly and not tenable,\u201d Kyamuswa Constituency MP Moses Kabuusu said in an interview after an engagement on Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 held in Kampala.<\/p>\n

For community activist Namaganda, there are certain clauses of the proposed Bill that talk about allowing the army to use undefined \u2018reasonable force\u2019 in regulating fishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen brutality unfold on fishing community members. So was that reasonable?\u201d she wondered.<\/p>\n

Amendments<\/b><\/p>\n

The Parliament Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs Deputy Chairperson Mr Milton Muwema noted that fishing sector compliance should not be enforced by the ministry of defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will immediately bring an amendment so that the enforcement is taken back to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,\u201d said Mr Muwema who also hails from a fishing community.<\/p>\n

Despite the demands by the area MPs and civil society organizations, the state maintains that the \u201csole role of the army in the fisheries sector which is one of the highest foreign exchange earner for Uganda, is to get rid of illegal fishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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