Kenya: Uganda to Ignore Kibaki On Islands

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)

Solomon Kirimi

3 June 2011

Ugandan authorities have told their troops to ignore president Kibaki’s statement declaring Migingo and Ugingo islands in Lake Victoria as Kenyan territory during his Madaraka day speech.

The Ugandans have warned Kenyan fishermen in and around both islands to obey their administration and expect no change of guard there. The Ugandans say they will go on with construction work in Ugingo and other islands with materials sourced from Sori, Muhuru and Karungu areas of Kenya, because Bugiri, the nearest Ugandan territory is more than ten hours from the island.

So far there is no Kenyan administration or security personnel on any of the islands.

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