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<\/p>\nThe Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has expressed concern over allegations of torture by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) marines meted at fishing communities around Lake Victoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply saddened by the Marines of the UPDF for torturing the people living on the Islands. I received reports form Buvuma, Buyende and Nakasongola where Marines have beaten people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Kadaga made the remarks during a fundraising ceremony for women groups in Bukooli Islands on Sunday, 16th September 2018.<\/p>\n
She added that due to these circumstances,\u00a0 she had asked the Ministers of Agriculture, Finance and the leadership of the marines to ascertain which laws were being implemented on the fishing communities.<\/p>\n
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The Speaker added\u00a0 that a resolution had been taken by the Ministry of Agriculture in streamlining the activities of the marines on the lakes.<\/p>\n
Among the complaints read to the speaker in a memorandum\u00a0 by Hon Ouma George, the MP Bukolli Islands, was the commercialization of the operation of the marines where it alleged that UPDF grab mature fish from the fishermen and eventually sale it for personal gain.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy does the UPDF confiscate mature fish from the fishermen? Was that part of the mandate given to them?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Hon Gideon Ochanda from the Kenya National Assembly representing Bondo in Siaya County on the boarder of Kenya and Uganda also expressed displeasure saying that the\u00a0 UPDF marines also torture the Kenyans on the lake.<\/p>\n
He added that for the East African community to move forward such atrocities should be stopped.<\/p>\n
Kadaga assured that residents of the Island\u00a0 that she would speak to President\u00a0 Museveni about their\u00a0 plight.<\/p>\n
The Speaker made a\u00a0 contribution of Shs19million\u00a0 towards the\u00a0 purchase of a motorized boat for the women on Bukooli Islands<\/p>\n
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