Uganda has flexed its muscles on the Migingo Island row by sending troops to the Island and ordering Kenyans to leave the island.Uganda has required all Kenyan residents to apply for a permit to be akllowd to stay or visit the island.
The island which is located on Lake victoria has been the center of conflict on borders at the lake.Uganda has laid claim to the Island despite all evidence showing that the island belongs to kenya.A look at the colonial maps and even current maps show the island lays atleast 1 km inside Kenya's borders.
While kenya has resorted to a slow laid back diplomatic resoltuion of the conflict,Uganda is using military power to take control of the island.
A delegation of Kenyan ministers are meant to travel to Uganda next week to discuss the conflict.
What annoys most Kenyans is,the slow pace at which the Kenyan government is taking to resolve the issue. The kenyan government is doing nothing to protect its citizens who are being harrased by Ugandan soldiers.
Uganda is firmly in control of the island,while the kenyan government is still "sending" a delegation to Kampala to discuss the crisis.Uganda knows very well the island belongs to Kenya,and the real issue is the fishing industry on lake victoria. many times Kenyan fishermen have crossed into Ugandan waters to fish.
This has annoyed Ugandans officials who feel like the island is a launching pad for illgeal fishing on Uganda's waters.Although this is the case,Uganda has no authority to grab/occupy Kenya's lands.
More and more Kenyas are feeling the need for Kenya to get involved militarily. It is an embarrasment for Kenya which is obviously superior militarily and economically than Uganda,to have its land forcefully occupied by a country which very much depends on Kenya's ports for its survival.
I think the time has come for the Kenyan government to send its military and if possible the navy to protect our land and citizens on Migingo.We have already lost 3 other islands (thanks to IDi Amin) to Uganda in the past. And Migingo will not be next in line.
Monday, March 9, 2009
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hello Ernest:
governments in all over the world seem not to be interested in resolving "particular questions", power in hand of few is used mostly for the few and not for the most!. This you mention, is a very sad question, hope will be solved in a positive way for you!
ciao francesca
Rome Italy
This is great work.As Kenyans we must ventilate on issues touching on us every now and then.Keep it up Kenyans,especially young Kenyans.
You are also welcome to:
www.migingokenya.blogspot.com
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