Joel Ssenyonyi calls for government action on fishing community issues
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the central government to take the grievances of the island fishing community more seriously. Ssenyonyi's call came during a stop on his tour of Buvuma Islands. The call came on the back of appeals by the fishermen for an end to harassment by the Fisheries Protection Unit, which has also led them to lose a lot of their resources, including boats and nets.