Fishermen at Lake Victoria. Photo/standardmedia.co.ke
Kenyan fishermen were on Friday attacked and fish worth over Sh800,000 taken away by armed men.
It is believed that the attackers were Ugandan solders.
The fishermen lost 3.2 tonnes of fish that they were taking to Remba Beach.
The fishermen who left Remba on Tuesday on a fishing expedition returned to the shores on Friday empty-handed.
They had weighing machines that they use to ascertain the weight of the catch.
Ibrahim Ombinya, one of the affected men, said the officers were in three boats.
“Their uniforms had UPDF markings on them. Some of them were in civilian clothing but were armed,” he said.
Mr Ombinya said the fishermen were first instructed to transfer the ice they use to preserve the fish to the attackers’ boats, after which all their catch was taken away.
“They took about 96kg of fish I had caught, which has an ex-vessel value of about Sh27,000 since I intended to sell each fish at Sh280. I used over 50 litres of fuel,