Daily Monitor
Friday May 14 2021
Houses and shops at Kachanga landing site in Masaka District which were submerged due to the rising water levels in Lake Victoria on February 26. PHOTO | ISSA ALIGA
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Mr Raphael Magyezi, the Minister for Local Government, asked district authorities to make arrangements and ensure that people swiftly vacate the affected landing sites on the lake shores.
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Government has ordered all people living in flood-prone areas around Lake Victoria to relocate to safer areas as the country continues to receive heavy rain.
Mr Raphael Magyezi, the Minister for Local Government, asked district authorities to make arrangements and ensure that people swiftly vacate the affected landing sites on the lake shores.
Fishermen ask govt to declare fishing holiday
Tuesday April 27 2021
A man displays fish that he bought from fishermen as a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier looks on at Namugongo Landing site in Mayuge District in 2019. PHOTO/DENIS EDEMA
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FPU suspended its operations in October last year which gave fishermen free rein for several months.
Mr Godfrey Ssenyonga Kambugu, the chairperson of the Association of Fishers and Lake Users of Uganda, said illegal and over fishing is partly to blame for the current situation.
Between December 2020 and February communities living in and around the shores of Lake Victoria complained of mass death of fish, especially Nile Perch, which were being washed ashore.
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He urged the government through the Ministry of Transport to engage stakeholders and find a cheaper alternative for the people.
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MV Kalangala, the vessel which plies the Nakiwogo -Lutoboka route, suspended operations yet again on March 6 to allow it undergo servicing.
Unlike the servicing of the vessel which focused on maintenance and repairing of its hull (underside of the vessel) last year, the scheduled exercise will entail overhauling its engine, according to Mr Sadala Musoke, the chief executive officer of Nation Oil Distributor Ltd, a firm that manages the vessel.
“MV Kalangala shall be breaking its normal transportation services between Entebbe and Kalangala for approximately a month. As a mechanical prerequisite, the ship is supposed to have an engine overhaul after every 10,000 running hours,” Mr Musoke said in a March 3 statement.