Kenya and Uganda have agreed to end harassment of Kenyan fishermen on Lake Victoria by introducing radars to monitor boats which ply the lake in place of security personnel.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni revealed this on Saturday while commissioning the Busia One Stop border post that was built courtesy of the British and Canadian Governments.
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong kick-started the debate on fishing when he told President Museveni how his soldiers were subjecting Kenyan fishermen to harassment for fishing on "imaginary Ugandan waters" on Lake Victoria.
"Getting a Kenyan to eat raw fish by a Ugandan is not a good thing. We have lived peacefully for ages and this culture of mistreating others should be discarded in the spirit of East African Cooperation," he said.
Responding to the Governor's sentiments, President Museveni admitted that he has been using Guerilla warfare to protect the harvesting of premature fish. This has paid off dividends and the Lake is now back with stocks of mature fish.
"I am in talks with President Uhuru and Dr. John Magufuli of Tanzania to introduce surface radar to monitor boats plying the lake instead of soldiers," said Museveni.
"They will need to agree on the standard size of boats to operate since some sizes may not be detected by the radar," he said.
President Kenyatta defended the Governor on the harassment claims on Kenya fishermen adding that they can now undertake the activity without fear.