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The power of a flag

By Musyoki Kimanthi

Q: What’s in a flag in international law? It is very common now to hear that pirates have hijacked a US flagged ship or a Yemeni flagged ship and depending on the country’s flag the excitement internationally varies. Coming hot on the heels of the piracy drama is the hoisting of the Ugandan flag on Migingo Island and the seeming provocation of Kenyans by Ugandans by that action.

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