Fishermen in Vanga area of Kwale County have raised concerns over continued harassment by the Tanzanian police force, following accusations that they are fishing on the Tanzania side of the Indian Ocean and using illegal fishing gear.
Speaking to KNA, the fishermen claimed that the constant bullying by the Tanzania security officers has become unbearable and they would like the government to intervene and set a trademark boundary that would end the dispute.
The Vanga community resides in a small village adjacent to the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kwale County, and their main source of livelihood is fishing and rice farming, which is done on a small scale.
Small-scale fish trading is a business that most women who cannot go to the ocean to fish have ventured into.
