“Relinquish Migingo or Go Back to Uganda” Kenyans Tell Museveni

The hotly contested Migingo Island became a hot topic on the Internet as President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, embarked on a two day visit to Kenya.

Kenyans have asked the Ugandan dictator to relinquish all claim on the Island before we can start discussing about the ties between the two ties.

So, President Museveni is about to visit, and suddenly we get assurances about Migingo. Methinks this is a Rigmarole! Uganda to relinquish ALL Claims on Migingo or Nothing! Period!

— Hon. Otiende Amollo (@OAmollo) March 27, 2019

In 2009, both Uganda and Kenya claimed the island which is known for its rich fish deposits. A survey later revealed that the Island lies 510 metres inside Kenya from the Ugandan border.

But dictator Museveni sent his soldiers to the Island who hoisted a Ugandan flag. The soldiers have been harassing Kenyan fishermen and beating them at times.

And now Kenyans want Museveni to relinquish it now.

There's no binding tie as long as M7 still maintains Migingo is theirs. We need a win-win situation between both countries.

— ODHIAMBO™ 🇰🇪 (@WuodRoba) March 27, 2019

Museveni Should unconditionally relinquish the validly Kenyan Migingo island and order immediate cessation of all the military patrols and allied activities on the island.

— Giravoya Giravoya (@GiravoyaB) March 27, 2019

n September 2018, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i warned Ugandan forces against arresting and extorting money from Kenyan fishermen.

#KenyaUgandaRelations will be at it's best the day M7 will cede the tussle against Migingo island

— Carrington Mwendwa (@OleCarrington) March 27, 2019

https://twitter.com/HesbonOchieng17/status/1110891457647390721

The Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has no business being in Kenya for #KenyaUgandaRelations if he cannot relinguish the Island of Migingo back to us.Kenyans have suffered for so long. Enough is enough.BABA NGINA is so deaf on this. SHAME ON JUBILEE. JUBILEE SHAME ON YOU

— STEVE BIKO NYAMUNGU (@bikosteve38) March 27, 2019

President Uhuru Kenyatta later told journalists that the two countries had both agreed to develop the Island.

“We have agreed on how we are going to develop the resources of the lake so that it can be of mutual beneficial to Kenya and Uganda”