David Kilo, chairman Lake Naivasha boat owners association, said the mandate to inspect nets and boats rests with the fisheries officers and not KWS. Read: Lake Naivasha to be closed for clean-up, restockingAlso read: Lake Naivasha fishermen raise money for fingerlings as stocks dwindleHe claimed that the trio had on various occasions took away nets and fishes, only to be spotted selling the seizure in the nearby Naivasha town. "They have been venturing into the lake every night and either stealing from the fishermen nets or confiscating their equipment," he said. Meanwhile, the government has lifted the three-day fishing ban imposed in Lake Naivasha after a massive clean-up to weed out illegal fishing gear. "I have received complaints from the fishermen and we are liaising with our KWS counterparts so that we can amiably resolve the issue," he said on the KWS, fishermen row.

Source: The Star September 19, 2016 18:00 UTC