PARLIAMENT | FISHERIES BILL | MUSEVENI

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2022 has been sent back to Parliament for re-examination, according to Speaker of Parliament Anita Among.

At the beginning of the plenary, Among read the letter from the President to the members of Parliament dated August 18, 2022, during her address from the chair.

Speaker Annet Anita Among Chairing A Session During Plenary At Parliament On September 7, 2022

Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, the Kasambya County Member Of Parliament (NRM)

Henry Maurice Kibalya Member of Parliament Bugabula South in Kamuli district

Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga from the National Unity Platform

Justine Lumumba Kasule, Minister for General Duties in office of the Prime Minister on the floor of Parliament seeking appointment with the speaker

Chris Baryomunsi Minister For Ict And National Guidance

Fox Odoi Oywelowo Mp West Budama

The President expressed worry in his letter that the bill places the command, control, and training of the surveillance unit organization under the Uganda Police Force (UPDF), while it should be under the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the UPF.

Dokolo Woman Mp Cecilia Ogwal

Speaker Annet Anita Among and the Premier Robinah Nabbanja interact during a Plenary session at Parliament

Mp Fort Portal Municipality Alex Ruhunda

State Minister Finance General Duties Henry Musasizi

The letter stated: "The support for both the UPDF and the Uganda Police force is essential given the necessity for continual surveillance and sophisticated methods deployed by persons involved in illegal fishing."

Women Representative Tororo Sarah Opendi

Woman Mp Wakiso Ethel Naluyima

According to the President, identifying a licensing officer as a Chief Fisheries Officer or District Fisheries Officer may lead to confusion and may even result in malpractice. The law also lacks an adequate definition of a licensing officer.

Speaker Annet Anita Among And The Principal Clerk Assistant Leonard Okema Listen to State Minister of Finance General Duties Henry Musasizi

However, the speaker requested the members to exercise restraint on the grounds mentioned by the President before referring the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries for reconsideration.