It’s rough sailing fixing Kenya-Uganda sea trade

Workers load goods into a ship destined for Jinja in Uganda from Kisumu Port. Tough laws are impeding maritime trade between Kenya and Uganda. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Three weeks ago, four trucks ferrying fish from Kenya to Democratic Republic of Congo were impounded by Uganda Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU).

According to FPU, the no-nonsense Ugandan entity that patrols Lake Victoria waters, the fish was worth Sh50 million (Sh1.5 billion Uganda shillings). It was seized at the Mpondwe border.