Organised criminal gangs killing fishermen on Lake Victoria, over 100 dead

From Kyotera, across the island districts of Buvuma and Kalangala (Ssese Islands), marine police say that more than 100 fishermen have been killed and over 500 engines worth sh3.5b looted by suspected pirates in the past decade.

Some of the boats parked idle at Kasensero Landing site, due to theft of the fishermen's engines (Credit: Davis Buyondo)