MIGINGO AND UGINGO ISLAND

Many at times we have heard of people displaced mainly because of land issues .Land always been a  key issue to those of those that have displaced or those are having land disputes.

Migingo is a land situated in the boarder of Kenya and Uganda and its an island (Ugingo island ) surrounding by lake Victoria .Both Kenya and Uganda residents claim that the land is there and for some time both country have been fighting over this land.

This has constantly made the residents of that area to be frightened cause there is tension in the area  since  both country  keep fighting  over the land even brought their forces to guard their land.

Recently there was a need to settle the water and the two leaders representing countries wet and talked over the issue , they promised to maintain peace and did a survey to really identify where Migingo and Ugingo island is this settling the issue 

 

Location: UGINGO ISLAND, MIGINGO, KENYA