Museveni just scrapped every fishing lake committee in the country. The President ordered the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to immediately dissolve all landing site management committees on Ugandan lakes. This move aims to ease tensions with fishermen after many complaints. The existing groups will be replaced with new committees made up of local fishing community reps and private investors within three months.
The restructuring goes deeper. The Fisheries Protection Unit, which policed lakes like Victoria and Albert, has been renamed the 155 Marines Battalion. It is now under the command of the UPDF Marines Brigade, led by Brig. Michael Nyarwa. Major Joseph Ssebukeera will command the new battalion. The former FPU commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Tukahirwa, got reassigned to the office of the Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and Security. Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Sam Okiding and intelligence chief Richard Otto will oversee the committee reform. The announcement, signed by defence spokesperson Col. Chris Magezi, shows the government still leans on the army to control the vital but troubled fisheries sector, while trying a softer approach with local governance.
The restructuring goes deeper. The Fisheries Protection Unit, which policed lakes like Victoria and Albert, has been renamed the 155 Marines Battalion. It is now under the command of the UPDF Marines Brigade, led by Brig. Michael Nyarwa. Major Joseph Ssebukeera will command the new battalion. The former FPU commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Tukahirwa, got reassigned to the office of the Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and Security. Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Sam Okiding and intelligence chief Richard Otto will oversee the committee reform. The announcement, signed by defence spokesperson Col. Chris Magezi, shows the government still leans on the army to control the vital but troubled fisheries sector, while trying a softer approach with local governance.
