![]() Accordingly, he noted that a multi-agency team has been formed to discuss the issue with Ugandan officials" and that the same matter will be profiled with the East African Community for action. Mvurya bemoaned the perennial insecurity in the lake and vulnerability of Kenyans in the hands of their Ugandan counterparts. Lake Victoria is the umbilical cord of East Africa and fish do not know boundaries, Guda said, urging Mvurya to convene a high delegation meeting composed of both Ugandan and Kenyan stakeholders. We are losing a lot of money," Guda said.Īpart from being arrested for allegedly fishing on the Ugandan part of Lake Victoria, Guda said Kenyan fishermen are also being arrested for using solar lights to fish omena at night. "Please beef up security, especially due to the perennial harassment and arrest of Kenyan fishermen by Ugandan security officers. On the vulnerability of Kenyan fishermen at the hands of Ugandan security officers that has occasionally seen compatriots rounded up in the lake and charged with an offence of netting Ugandan fish, the BMU officials asked the ministry to up their foreign relations game. The industrial park, Mvurya explained, will be instrumental in fish processing, thus enabling fishermen to trample over perishability of fish that has hindered the sector for years unending. The former Kwale governor also informed the BMU delegates that the government has sent out an advertisement with regards to the planned construction of a Sh500 million Value Additional Industrial Park in Siaya. The CS promised to coordinate with the Ministry of Lands to do surveys and process title deeds as will be appropriate. The matter has caused sporadic conflicts amongst the fishermen and the cartels, they said. The fishermen informed the ministry that land cartels are increasingly grabbing the landing sites on Lake Victoria thus hampering the smooth delivery of fish from the high waters onto land. Specifically, his ministry, he said, is keen on building cold rooms at Wich Lum in Siaya, Asal and Ogal in Kisumu and Sori in Migori. We will construct cold rooms so that fisherfolk can delay sales and have control of the prices," Mvurya said. "The landing sites will be the first place for value addition. ![]() The chairman of the Lake Victoria BMU Networks Tom Guda asked Mvurya to prioritise the construction of fish processing plants in various beaches. Owalo, who hosted the meeting, explained that, together with Mvurya, they have planned a major conference that will highlight further ways in which Lake Victoria can be made more economically beneficial to the surrounding communities. ![]() ![]() This will discourage the flow of fish from other countries like China while giving an opportunity to the local fishermen to sell their produce," Mvurya said. "The Kenya Kwanza government has proposed in the Finance Bill, 2023, that import duty be imposed on imported fish. The meeting was held at the home of the Information Communication and Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo in Asembo, Siaya county, and brought together Beach Management Unit officials drawn from Busia, Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori counties.Īs a quick way to offer a ready market for Kenyan fish, Mvurya said the Kenya Kwanza government will effectively discourage the import of foreign fish into the country by imposing high import duty. Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs CS Salim Mvurya sat down with the Lake Victoria fisherfolk at the weekend to highlight the potential of the lake and steady the fish value chain. ![]()
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