{"id":436518,"date":"2011-06-06T05:29:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T05:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/06\/nation-tells-its-migingo-officers-to-stay-put\/"},"modified":"2011-06-06T05:29:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T05:29:49","slug":"nation-tells-its-migingo-officers-to-stay-put","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/06\/nation-tells-its-migingo-officers-to-stay-put\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation Tells Its Migingo Officers to Stay Put"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"24.1150290996\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elisha Otieno<\/p>\n<p>4 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 A high-powered government team from Uganda visited the disputed Migingo and Ugingo islands in Lake Victoria, barely four days after President Kibaki declared that the islets belonged to Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The team, led by the Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr Christopher Abache, arrived at the islands by boat from the Bugiri mainland beach in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>They quickly went into a meeting with Ugandan officers guarding the islands before interacting with the Kenyan fishermen and traders &#8220;to hear their frustrations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sources at the meeting said the senior officer asked the Ugandan security forces to stay put unless they received &#8220;another order from Kampala&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Abache was accompanied by nine other police and intelligence officers from Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan fishermen and traders had earlier asked President Kibaki to &#8220;follow his words by action&#8221; by immediately reclaiming the disputed Migingo and Ugingo islands from the Ugandan authorities.<\/p>\n<p>During the Madaraka Day celebrations, President Kibaki stated that the disputed islands belonged to Kenya, and announced that the country was committed to providing security for all.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106060149.html\" title=\"Nation Tells Its Migingo Officers to Stay Put\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nation Tells Its Migingo Officers to Stay Put<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Elisha Otieno 4 June 2011 Nairobi \u2014 A high-powered government team from Uganda visited the disputed Migingo and Ugingo islands in Lake Victoria, barely four days after President Kibaki declared that the islets belonged to Kenya. 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