Kenya: Uganda Police Take Control of Migingo Fishing

Ugandan police have invaded Migingo and arrested six fishermen, the island's caretaker group has reported.

The Migingo Beach Management Unit yesterday said the Ugandans have further barred Kenyans from fishing in the island. The Ugandan police have brought in their countrymen to fish on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria, the unit's chairman, Juma Ombori, said. On Friday, Ombori had reported that the Kenyan police in Migingo had not taken action as the Ugandans invaded the island.

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