KENYAN fishermen at the Migingo Island have threatened to file a petition with the East African Court of Justice over “external aggression” by Ugandan authorities. They said they may sue the Ugandan government over ownership of the island and continued harassment. “We want to seek legal redress at the East African Court of Justice based in Arusha, Tanzania for clear guidelines on the ownership of the island,” said Migingo Beach Management Unit chairman John Obala. In a phone interview with the Star on Thursday, he said they will go to court over Uganda’s insistence that the island belongs to...
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