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Uganda Determined To Keep Migingo Island.

Fresh tension has gripped the disputed Migingo Island after Ugandan authorities deployed its people's defense force soldiers to replace the marine police who had left the island after the two countries agreed on a pact to survey afresh the boundary. During a meeting by officials from Kenya and Uganda in Kampala two weeks ago, it was resolved that the island should remain a no-mans land until after the new survey determines to which country it belongs.

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