Casualties of Migingo row should be compensated by both governments

The dispute on Migingo island in Migori County, Nyatike Sub–county is a tired story. It is a sad story between two neighbours Kenya and Uganda on a boundary dispute. And it‘s a story that has dragged on since it first popped up in 2003 when Uganda declared that the island is geographically located in the country and not Kenya. The Ugandan government went ahead and deployed security personnel to the island and erected their national flag.

Since then, Kenyans have been fed with horrendous tales of inhumane treatment and torture by the Ugandan security officers. At some point, after pressure from the public led by politicians, a joint boundary survey team was established to help the two neighbours amicably solve the boundary row. Kenyan taxpayers paid a good chunk of the cost. The joint boundary survey team wound up soon afterwards and all went silent. The findings were never made public.