CORD leader Raila Odinga has warned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to stop arresting and harassing Kenyans fishing in the Lake Victoria.
Speaking on Sunday in Bondo Sub-county, Odinga surprisingly challenged Museveni to go ahead and put a mark on all the fish that belong to Uganda or stop arresting Kenyan fishermen.
“How is Museveni justifying that all fishes caught at the border line of Uganda and Kenya are from Uganda, what if those fish are bred in Kenya and only cross over to feed?”Odinga posed.
The former Prime minister stated that it was difficult to identify which fish came from Uganda or Kenya thus calling for tolerance between the two countries.
“How are Museveni and his security officers harassing Kenyan fishermen claiming that they are encroaching their waters when one cannot identify which fish is from the Ugandan waters or the Kenyan waters?” Raila questioned.
The Opposition leader urged Museveni to uphold the spirit of East African integration and ensure peaceful coexistence between Kenyans and Ugandans.
Cases of Kenyans being arrested and assaulted at the Migingo Island for fishing in L.Victoria have been on the increase in the recent past brewing tension between the two countries.
