Parliament needs sober thinking on Migingo

Few African nations have complete control of the territory within their internationally recognised borders. Many communities — in Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Uganda and elsewhere — live beyond the effective authority of central government. This usually leads to informal systems of governance or, where there are competing interests, border-related conflicts.

For Kenya, this has historically meant the northern part of the country. Until Migingo, where the informal administration by officials from Uganda led to crisis.