Mps on the parliamentary forum on fisheries, DR Lulume Bayiga Buikwe south mp and Jinja East mp Paul Mwiru are accusing the state minister for fisheries Ruth Nankabirwa of using people which she employs to curb illegal fishing to extort money and impound mature fish from fishermen especially in Mukono and Jinja.

Addressing journalists at parliament the mps allege that the enforcement officers carry authorized letters signed by Nankabirwa and they are going in different parts of the county illegally impounding fish and demanding for huge sums of money from the fishing communities.

The two legislators say that they have on several occasions notified the minister on the illegal acts of her enforcement officers but Nankabirwa has remained silent.

The law makers now want Nankabirwa to come out and explain whether she is not sharing the loot from the fishermen.

Responding to accusations by the MPs, the minister said the accusations are politically motivated by se lf-seeking legislators who want to win electoral favors from their constituents.
She adds that the people hired to do the job are not randomly picked but are vetted by the district security council’s.
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