325:, and Ugandan waters come within 510 metres (1,670 ft) of the island. In July 2009, the Ugandan government shifted its official position, stating that while Migingo Island was Kenyan, much of the waters near it were Ugandan. The island had been claimed by the Ugandan government from 2008 until 11 May 2009 when President Museveni conceded that the island is in Kenya, but continued to point out that Kenyan fishermen were illegally fishing in Ugandan waters, which lie to the west of Migingo. The
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is clear both on Google Earth and on widely available television network videos depicting aerial helicopter photography. Migingo Island is so small that it is not displayed on some maps. However, it has not "emerged from the water" recently, despite a Uganda government official's claims. In the first
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state that the boundary line runs to "the westernmost point of
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Two Kenyan fishermen, Dalmas Tembo and George Kibebe, claim to have been the first inhabitants on the island. When they settled there in 1991, it was covered with weeds and many birds and snakes lived there. Joseph
Nsubuga, a Ugandan fisherman, says he settled on Migingo in 2004, when all he found on
261:" during the meeting. The Kenyan delegation demanded that Uganda withdraw its police. The Ugandan delegation insisted that they would remove the flag only after consulting their president and that the Ugandan policemen were there to keep law and order. Kenya's Internal Security Assistant Minister
246:, Uganda, and reached an agreement that the fishermen from both countries be allowed to continue conducting business as usual, until the boundary was determined by experts. They also agreed that Uganda would withdraw the 48 policemen it had deployed on Migingo.
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decade of the 21st century, water levels have dropped only 0.5–1 metre (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) in the lake from the normal level. Recent photographs clearly show the island reaching 10–15 metres (33–49 ft) above the lake level.
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on land, making delineation of the boundary on the lake more precise, with results released in late July 2009 confirming that the island falls 510 metres (1,670 ft) on the Kenyan side of the line.
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on the island. It has a density of more than 65,500 people per square kilometer which makes it one of the most densely populated islands in Africa and the world.
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