MIGINGO ISLAND DISPUTE: A peaceful settlement is long overdue (7 years already?) If as we claim, the island belongs to Kenya, and the Lake Victoria waters belong to Uganda, then what is preventing us from simply giving Kenya back their territory? Obviously we (Ugandans) aren't serious. Promoting regional integration does not tally with occupying territory already admitted to belong to a fellow East African Community member state. In fact it creates suspicions about probable selfish motives. We can expect zero progress on the East African political federation for now. It's like shooting oneself in the foot, wanting to take the first East African presidency while unknowingly blocking it from becoming reality. The Kenyan and Tanzanian leaders have remained courteous, but they aren't stupid. On the contrary, if we look closer, our neighbours are wide awake on the issue, and it has grim ulterior meanings to them. Do we honestly think they don't know that Uganda could just order its three policemen off the island?
The latest on the matter here: nation.co.ke/news/House-adjourns-debate-to-discuss-Migingo-row/-/1950946/3119060/-/format/xhtml/-/yr11nh/-/index.html
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