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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Local leaders in Kalungu District have tasked the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) to investigate the alleged killing of two fishermen by soldiers under the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) on Lake Victoria on March 5.<\/p>\n

The deceased have been identified as Willy Zziwa, 21, and Ziyad Nsereko,23, both residents of Kamuwunga Landing Site in Lukaya Town Council.<\/p>\n

The duo is said to have been engaging in illegal fishing near Kamaliba Fishing Landing site in neigbouring Mpigi District.<\/p>\n

They reportedly drowned in the lake while three of their colleagues managed to swim to safety after they noticed that they FPU officers were chasing them.However, the trio was later arrested and taken to Buwama Police Station.It is reported that the fishermen were using outlawed fishing nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis particular case should be thoroughly investigated by the army because similar incidents have happened in the past but no action is taken against the errant soldiers. Suspects should be treated humanely and with dignity,\u201d Mr Ronald Ssemanda , the Kamuwunga Village chairperson, said on Thursday. The Lukaya Town Council chairperson-elect, Mr Charles Tamale, asked President Museveni to engage civilians in operations against illegal fishing claiming that the soldiers are causing more harm than good .<\/p>\n

\u201cThe soldiers are treating the fishermen like rebels. We all have a stake in that lake and if the fishermen are making mistakes, let their leaders penalize them not soldiers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Vincent Byakatonda, a fisherman, claimed that some soldiers knock their boats with intentions of drowning them.\u201cSome soldiers deployed on the lake are ruthless. When they intercept a boat which they suspect of engaging in illegal fishing, they don\u2019t care whether the occupants drown or not, sometimes they deliberately knock off our boats,\u201d he said The Kalungu District chairperson-elect, Mr Kamaadi Nyombi Mukiibi, said the only magic bullet to end illegal fishing on Ugandan lakes is to deploy soldiers at the border points to arrest those who import illegal fishing gear into the country.He advised the government to continue sensitising the fishermen instead of deploying soldiers to brutalise them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes when these fishermen are arrested, they are asked to pay huge amount of money to get bail. Many fail to raise the bail money and are remanded. I think this confusion on our lakes can be sorted out if the fishermen are well sensitised,\u201d he said. Maj Flavia Telimurungi, the spokesperson of the Masaka-based Mechanised Brigade \u2013Kasijjagirwa, denied allegations that the soldiers had a hand in the death of the fishermen. \u201cIt is not true that our soldiers killed the fishermen. What I know, some suspects usually run away by diving into the water and in the process some die, which is regrettable,\u201d she said. Maj Terimulungi said the soldiers saved two other fishermen who were on the verge of drowning.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince residents are making some allegations, we are going to investigate the individual soldiers who were part of that team. If there were some operational mistakes we shall see how to deal with them,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Due to persistent illegal fishing and declining fish stock on the lakes, President Museveni in 2017 established FPU to crackdown on the vice.<\/p>\n

By the time the soldiers were deployed on the lakes , Nile perch catches had declined by 46 per cent from 2011 to 2015 while tilapia was lower by 38 per cent during the same period, according to Uganda\u2019s National Fisheries Resources Research Institute\u2019s fisheries catch assessment survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Local leaders in Kalungu District have tasked the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) to investigate the alleged killing of two fishermen by soldiers under the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) on Lake Victoria on March 5. 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