Migingo Island in Lake Victoria has remained a controversial asset for two East African countries of Kenya and Uganda for close to two decades.
The less than 2000 square-kilometre island, located in Nyatike Sub County of Migori, is highly important for the two states.
It is a breeding ground for many fish species, a rich fishing ground, and a strategic location for both countries.
However, the continuous harassment of Kenyan fishermen and the community living on the Island by Ugandan security agencies, has continued to draw criticism and raised tensions. It's out of these endless harassment that a group working and living on Migingo Island has decided to write a petition dated January 2, 2025 to the Office of the President to make public the report of the 2009 joint survey team tasked with affirming the Kenya-Uganda boundary in Lake Victoria.
