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flag Uganda restructures lake fishing oversight, creating a military unit to combat illegal fishing and address community concerns.

flag Uganda has dissolved its lake landing site committees and restructured the Fisheries Protection Unit into the 155 Marines Battalion under the UPDF Marines Brigade. flag President Yoweri Museveni ordered the changes to address community grievances and improve oversight, with new inclusive committees to include indigenous fishers and investors. flag The reorganization, overseen by senior military officials, aims to enhance accountability and combat illegal fishing. flag Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Tukahirwa, former FPU commander, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role, while Major Joseph Ssebukeera now leads the new military unit. flag The transition is expected to be completed within three months.

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