President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart had a 3-houd meeting at Mombasa in which they solved to have a commission that would review controversial border points, reports the Nation.
Foreign Affairs minister Dr Monica Juma and her Ugandan counterpart Sam Kutesa had also met before briefing the two presidents on their resolutions to bring calm in the controversial island.
“We aim for long-term solutions - especially on the issue of the border between Kenya and Uganda - so that communities living along the lake can coexist peacefully in harnessing and maximising utilisation of the regional resources,” Dr Juma said.
Migingo Island has been at the center of controversy between the two countries since 2010 and at times, Kenya has complained of alleged harassment of fishermen by Ugandan forces, a claim Kampala has often denied.
In some extreme cases, UDF has been linked to arbitrary arrests and torture of Kenyans living in Migingo, the reason why the two countries are keen to solve the stalemate.
And after the 3-hour meeting in Mombasa, Uhuru said the two countries have agreed to form a commission which will share amicable resolutions in three months. They also agreed to share water resources in a sustainable manner.
“This commission will not just look at Migingo, but also address challenges on other points to conclude it (dispute) in the shortest time possible. We also agreed that we are going to jointly explore resources of the water together and ensure that fishing is done in a sustainable manner,” he said
Museveni is in a two days state visit to Kenya and is expected to leave on Friday after giving a public lecture at Kenyatta University in Nairobi.