Migingo Island: a rocky marriage between Uganda and Kenya

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Migingo Island: a rocky marriage between Uganda and Kenya


The densely populated island of Migingo, on Lake Victoria, is barely a quarter of a hectare large, its residents crammed into a hodge-podge of corrugated-iron homes. There’s little else but a few bars, brothels and a tiny port. Nevertheless for over a decade Migingo has been a source of tension between Uganda and Kenya, who have been unable to…

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  1. I'm glad it's actually an island filled with fisherman and fresh food. To outsiders this island may look like a slum island but there are no trash at the island so it's not a slum, it's fishing heaven.

  2. Im from jakarta ( indonesia )
    I'm very happy to see you can explore islands around the world, I hope you can also come to Indonesia, because here there are thousands of islands

  3. In the time two government countries argue for this Island,… is beautiful to see how in this level of living people from both cultures could live here in some kind of peace, WHAT THE government WORLD DO FOR A PIECE OF LAND is not the same for communities come work and no running to another country risk their lives for food in their plates.

  4. The problem with Kenya they never solve border problems, for peace.
    Peace is great, but it doesn't mean Uganda fisheries can't fish or dock but agreements in place. We are EAC anyways, let's come up.