Tuesday 24 August 2010

Kikwete’s pledge to fishing communities

From The Citizen Daily, Dar es Salaam
By Mkinga Mkinga

The security of fishermen in Lake Victoria will be improved in order to ensure that residents living around it conduct their activities peacefully. The promise was made in Mwanza yesterday by President Jakaya Kikwete when addressing a campaign rally at CCM Kirumba stadium.

Speaking in his second day of election campaigns, Mr Kikwete said security within and around the lake was of paramount importance as many people in the zone depended on lake Victoria for their survival.

He said the government would deploy a contingent of well trained police officers, who would be well equipped to deal with any criminals.He said a batch of marine police has been selected for training and the government had purchased a speedboat that would be used in the lake.

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