Village chief asks Nchemba to pierce boils
20th February 2016
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Chiguma told Minister Nchemba that quite a number of community and government officials was involved in illegal fishing by using small mesh banned by the government.
He mentioned the district’s Chief of the Division of Fisheries Majaliwa Jorwa, chairman of the Village of Suguti, Bunada Sube and 12 other fishermen as main suspects of the illegal practice.
He told The Guardian over the telephone that despite government’s ban on the use of small mesh nets, villagers and officials continued to use the nets hindering production of fish in Lake Victoria. “We ask the minister to come around and deal with the culprits with all force, “ he said.
“If the government will not take appropriate action against the culprits, we would be prompted into leaving the matter at the mercy of the criminals who had been threatening our life for going open in fighting the ill,” he told the Guardian, implying a threat he and his party colleagues had been facing for pointing a finger of accusation to the authorities.
He said when he reported the threat to the police, they did not arrest the people who were involved in the criminal activity, but instead, Secretary for Musoma Rural District Mercy Molel approached him on February 12, demanding they stopped meddling in the issue or else they would bear the consequences.
“He accused us of being agents sent by Chadema for a mission to sling mud on them,” he said, adding that the official denied any involvement in illegal activities saying he and other leaders were helping the people in getting rid of poverty and save them from hunger.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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