Migingo: Strained relations portend ill for EAC

Migingo island on August 9, 2018. [Photo by Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Actualizing ideals of the East African Cooperation (EAC) depends on harmonious existence. This is, however, threatened by some outstanding matters like the impasse between Kenya and Uganda over the Migingo Island.

The two East African nations lay claim to this tiny 1.5-acre island, yet maps in the possession of Britain, a former colonial master in the region, show that Migingo belongs to Kenya. Even Uganda President Yoweri Museveni once acknowledged that the island was in Kenya, but added that the water was Uganda's.