Tension grips Lake Victoria after Ugandan officers hold Kenyan fishermen
Residents and fishermen at Nambo Beach in Usenge, Siaya County, protest harassment by Ugandan authorities who arrested three police officers and four fishermen on June 11, 2018. The Ugandan authorities also seized three fishing boats belonging to Kenyan fishermen on Saturday, June 16, 2018. PHOTO | RUSHDIE OUDIA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Fresh tension has gripped Lake Victoria islands in western Kenya following new arrests of more than 12 Kenyan fishermen by Ugandan security officials.
In what is seen as retaliation after Kenyan security officials secured the release of their three police officers arrested by Ugandan soldiers last week, fishermen on the Kenyan side of the lake are in fear of a fresh wave of arrests.
