Tag Archives: Lake Kyoga

Amolatar, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fishermen in Kampala landing site, Amolatar District are counting loses despite the resumption of fishing on Lake Kyoga.  Last month, fishing resumed on Lake Kyoga after the ban which was imposed by the government to enable the upgrade of fishing gears and materials like boats …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bugondo sub county, Serere district are counting losses as the condition of roads worsens due to the rising water levels from Lake Kyoga. For more than two months now, parts of major roads in Bugondo, Kadungulu, Labor and Pingire sub counties have …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several fishermen who did not register in Serere district have resorted to illegal fishing after government lifted a ban on fishing in Lake Kyoga. In March, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries issued a directive to all boat owners along Lake Kwania …

Nakasongola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Nakasongola district have banned fishing during day time as Lake Kyoga is reopened. On Monday last week, the State Minister for Fisheries, Helen Adoa lifted the fishing ban on Lake Kyoga exciting fishermen who had spent over a year without work. On Saturday …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fisherman has been eaten by a crocodile from the shoreline of Lake Kyoga in Nakasongola district. The deceased has been identified as Abbas Zziwa, a fisherman at Kibuye landing site in Lwampanga sub-county in Nakasongola district. It’s reported that Zziwa met his death …

Serere, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has lifted a ban on fishing in Lake Kyoga after months of a fishing holiday. Fishing activities were suspended in January 2020 in the districts of Serere, Kaberamaido and Soroti, while areas of Amolatar, Nakasongola and other districts had taken more than 14 …

Serere, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has flagged off 1,970 boats to resume fishing operations in Lake Kyoga. In January, government deployed the Fisheries Protection Unit- FPU in Kagwara Landing Site in Serere district rendering thousands of people who derived their livelihood on the lake vulnerable. A total of 1,460 …

Kwania, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has set 27 July as the date for resuming fishing activities on Lake Kyoga and Lake Kwania. In April 2019, the government suspended fishing following a request by Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organisation (LAKIMO) following concerns of depletion of fish species due to poor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit has acknowledged that the fight against the use of monofilament nets on Lake Kyoga is still an uphill task. The use of monofilament nets was banned as part of the measures to prevent depletion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced that a fishing ban imposed on Lake Kyoga will be lifted within the next three weeks. The Uganda People’s Défense Forces-UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit and the Ministry of Agriculture imposed a ban on all fishing activities at Lake Kyoga in 2019, …