ODM leader Raila Odinga will meet Uganda President Yoweri Museveni over the embattled Migingo Island in Lake Victoria.
Speaking in Kisumu on Monday, Raila maintained that “Migingo is in Kenya,” adding that several islands claimed by Uganda were originally in Kenya but were grabbed by then President Idi Amin.
He revealed that he has had an initial meeting with Museveni but will soon have another one to end the stalemate between the two countries.
Mr Odinga the agenda of the meeting will primarily be to re-examine the water boundary between the two countries.
The Prime Minister stated: “We recently spoke with Museveni, and we are set to meet again soon, he said that there must be an agreement in the issue of Migingo to establish where our (Kenya’s) boundary lies and where Uganda’s boundary lies.”
In September 2018 Ugandan security forces brought all fishing activities on Migingo Island to a standstill, apparently after receiving reports that their Kenyan counterparts were planning to hoist their flag on the disputed, rocky island.
The Ugandan police force patrolled the island in combat gear and shot in the air, forcing Kenyan traders and fishermen to remain indoors.
The Special Forces emptied their armoury by arming themselves with their guns and strapping belts of ammunition around their necks and chests, turning the island into a war zone as people remained indoors.
This was just hours after they pulled down a Kenyan flag that was hoisted and removed the flag post.
"The situation is bad there are gunshots everywhere. The Ugandans received information that Kenya was sending many security officers today, which turned out to be false," John Obunge, the chairman of the Migingo Beach Management Unit stated.
