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Ugandan police attack Kenyan Administration Police officers at Migingo Island

Updated Sunday, June 30th 2013 at 21:47 GMT +3

By Jeckonia Otieno
Kenya: Three Kenyan Administration Police (AP) officers sustained serious injuries when a group ofUgandan police descended on them in Migingo Island on Sunday.

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The three got into a tiff with their Ugandan counterparts, according to a source from the disputed island, after which the armed Ugandan officers unleashed terror on the Kenyan officers beating them severely.
The source claimed that the Ugandan officers who were heavily armed took on the hapless AP officers who could not defend themselves since they were outnumbered.
Working on orders from the head of operations of Ugandan Police in the island, the ugly incident is said to have occurred in full glare of residents of the island.
The official report is that the Ugandan police had allegedly left to go to Nyandiwa and they were stopped by the APs who insisted that if they were go to venture into Kenyan waters, then they had to leave their weapons in Migingo. This angered the Ugandans who allegedly dared the APs to set foot in Migingo.
“When the officers stationed at Ugingo came to buy food at Migingo, the Ugandan Police descended on them causing a ruckus that attracted the locals’ attention causing a huge gathering of onlookers who witnessed the whole scenario,” said the source.
By the time Kenyan police arrived at the scene, the APs had already been injured.
The officers were rushed to a local dispensary for treatment.
Confirming the incident, Nyatike deputy County Commissioner, Moses Ivuto, noted that it was an unfortunate incident which is being sorted out. He noted that most likely the new head of Ugandan police in the island was not aware that when his officers cross over into Kenya, they should not be armed and should be given escort.
“I must say that the matter is being investigated and must not be used to strain relationship between these two friendly countries bearing in mind that the issue of the island has been contentious,” said the deputy county commissioner.
Ivuto further noted that one Kenyan officer slid and fell on the rocks that mark the island. He said that an amicable solution will be found to the incident.

Kenya and Uganda have in the past differed over the small island, which a joint survey by both countries showed is in Kenya.

MY TAKE
Waiting to see how will the new commander in chief deal with his Police shameful beatings by the mighty Ugandan Police yet in front of Kenyan public and not to forget in Kenyan soil! What a disgrace.... poor Kenyans with their boot licking regional policies over Uganda....:A S 13:
 
Your kamwana will do nothing,i bet..the other day tulimuona akiwa ana lamba viatu vya m7 ikulu ya jinja ili mseveni amsaidie ajinasue icc..
 
Kenyans wont react, saddest thing in all this is that it happens on Kenyan soil #shameful but what do you do? At one point around last year or so, Rapid Deployment Unit, AP division wanted to jump in but that just never materialized after a joint survey venture was proposed....rem the heavily armored officers?

My beef with all this madness is that; all of a sudden Uganda is acting bossy and all over the Kenyans each and every time. I don't expect the CiC to act fiercely, the stakes are too high, but; i hope he doesn't go silent on his officers beatings like the former. Hope it doesn't go to parliament.

Ironically, both forces remain adamant that no blood will ever be spilt over an acre of rock, recent developments are a sorry pointer unfolding to say the least.....
Indeed ICC did take a part of Kenya's sovereignty.

But i please urge respect when referring to the Kenyan CiC. The ugandans may be wanting to test the kenyan young turk or maybe it was just an isolated case.

Respect the Kenyan presidency.....
 
Sorry neighbor...it's obvious both Kenyatta and Ruto are in Museveni's pocket as he believes they can save his ass from ICC and i don't know how much of that is true and whether that will play to your advantage as a Nation going forward! BTW Museveni was in a smart partnership conference yapping about barons of "land grabbing by the few in specifically Kenya" a day after behind closed doors meeting with Kenyatta! I don't know how will that be interpreted within inner cycles of power! To me that is backstabbing and lack of regional diplomacy acumen-ship...
 

Tough times ahead bro, personally i don't recall if there's a time Kenya's sovereignty has ever been put to test more than the just concluded half decade with the current half proving to be the most turbulent.

Something is thoroughly wrong somewhere; as per the CIC and the land issue; it is argued it was a "willing seller, willing buyer exercise". I will leave it at that, you don't scratch the royals too much....hehe.
I don't think Museveni would say that on open channels.
Back to topic;

UG is a mischievous neighbor but worth having considering what we face as a nation, just the other day we almost raised bad blood with the Nigerians over Chinedu.
Kenya is exceedingly facing many odd scenarios to react decisively, ICC elephant, Somalia govt pointing a finger to KDF (negligible rants though).
we never know what surprises the new presidenté has.....
 

To put things in perspective...see yourself what Museveni had to say about Kenya

Think beyond agriculture, leaders told


IN SUMMARY

  • Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said during the ongoing global partnership dialogue that the sector has been losing ground as the foundation of African economies due to challenges such as limited land.


Dar es Salaam. African countries have been warned against relying too heavily on agriculture as the driver of the continent's growth.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said during the ongoing global partnership dialogue that the sector has been losing ground as the foundation of African economies due to challenges such as limited land.
He advised participants to set their sights on areas such as industrial networks. The Uganda president said he was disappointed that most of Africa's leaders have held up agriculture as the backbone of Africa's economic development when they know full well that there are land problems. "Nearly the entire continent is experiencing land conflicts, which have worsened the agriculture sector," he added. "We should look for alternatives; one day, Africa will find itself at a crossroads economically due to lack of land."
President Museveni cited the Kenya situation, where land ownership is a big bone of contention. Protests that most of it is in the hands of a few land barons rise by the day. "My fellow Africans, let me ask you when we will stop relying on agriculture as the engine to push forward our development," Mr Museveni added. "Haven't you seen land problems that we have been encountering? Look at Kenya and Nigeria, where the source of conflict is basically land."
He also called on African countries to invest in human resources instead of depending on natural resources as the path to economic prosperity.
Tanzania's minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, urged African countries to identify the kind of technology necessary for Africa's development so they can establish how much investment is required.
Briefing reporters after the closed-door meeting, Chief Secretary Ombeni Sefue said participants discussed the importance of leadership skills in the pursuit of development. They reportedly identified political willingness to accept change as one of the key factors in economic prosperity.

Think beyond agriculture, leaders told - National - thecitizen.co.tz
[h=1][/h]Detach From Agrarian Economy, Turn to Industry, Africa Urged
BY FINNIGAN WA SIMBEYE, 30 JUNE 2013
[h=4]RELATED TOPICS[/h]




AFRICAN countries should get rid of dependence on agriculture as mainstay of their economies and instead start turning to industrial production through advanced technologies.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said during a plenary session of Smart Partnership Dialogue being held in Dar es Salaam that the continent should not continue a colonial legacy of exporting raw materials.
"In Malaysia we faced a problem of shortage of land for sometime which forced us to consider attracting foreign investment in labour intensive industries to employ our people," said Dr Mahathir who is the main architect of Smart Partnership Dialogue which has transformed the Asian nation from agrarian to high tech industrial producer.
He said his government gave foreign investors who brought in capital and technology between 10 and 20 years of tax holiday to encourage them invest more and create jobs for millions of the country's youths. Malaysia which became independent in 1957 turned into a middle income economy in 1990s has the bulk of its exports made up of industrial goods.
"If people are unemployed they can be agitated against the government and cause chaos," the retired Malaysian leaders who is credited with changing his country's economy into an Asian Tiger warned as Ugandan President Museveni made a joke about how SPD was important in bringing an end to racial conflicts among Malays, Chinese and Indian descendants in the country.
"People in Africa are just thinking about agriculture production as if our countries will always be agriculture dependent countries," Mr Museveni noted. He further pointed out that African countries should be looking at a future of industrialisation rather than continuing relying on agriculture production as mainstay of economies.
"In Kenya the land belongs to either Kikuyu, Kalenjin or Luo and they are always fighting over land. I tell them do you think Kenya will always be an agricultural country?" He wondered while aiming jibes at Western countries for pushing to continue producing raw materials.
Museveni further noted that in Uganda and many other African countries, oil and gas have been discovered and everyone seems to be excited with the wealth that will come with it. "But we need to focus on industrialisation of our economies which is the future of our countries," he noted.
Uganda will soon join a club of oil producing countries but Museveni downplayed the importance of the oil revenues dramatically changing his country, stressing that industrialisation, science and technology were the key to sustainable development.
Saturday's plenary session which was co-moderated by President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa with the theme on Leveraging Technology for Smart Partnership Growth and Social Economic Transformation.
http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.ph...grarian-economy-turn-to-industry-africa-urged



 

Museveni is talking about a badly kept secret, but not in a demeaning way but an educative manner......

Are u doing some Ug vs Kenya sort of thing?lol....i don't think he intended to quote kalenjins, luos and kikuyus in an offesive manner; in any sense its true.....i stick to educative criticism; courtesy of political dynasties.
 

Since the spat on migingo between Kenya and Uganda only exposes the fact that the idi amin's ideology never died with him which infact, through onerous multitasking M7 is trying to revive, while at the same time using the ICC to his advantage and stealthily boot-licking, but the current fractious political situation at Kampala will definitely always fill his schedule! lol

my 2 cents
 
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