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    "id": 811702,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/811702/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Ng’ong’o",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I want to inform the House and those listening to me that if there are people out there doubting the location of Migingo Island, whether it is in Kenya or in Uganda, I would like to be clear that when we were in Uganda, looking at the Uganda Constitution, not the Kenyan one, it defined the territory of Uganda. Regarding the islands in Lake Victoria, the Uganda Constitution is very clear. It says that the boundary of Uganda starts from the tip of the Pyramid Islands – those are wordings from the Constitution of Uganda – and runs northerly. Clearly, when we sat down with the team from Uganda and drew it on the map, it was clear that both Migingo and Ugingo Islands are in Kenya. When the team from Kenya realised that, they quickly changed their minds and narrative and said they did not want to debate much and instead set up a team in place which will demarcate the boundary between Kenya and Uganda after the survey. At that time, the Government went ahead and a budget was allocated to make sure that the boundary between Kenya and Uganda was made clear. But, up to now the matter has not yet been resolved completely and the Government seems to have gone back to not taking the matter seriously as it was taken then. What has happened since then is that Kenyans, especially those who fish in the Lake and within our waters, have faced continuous harassment from foreign forces. I do not want to restrict it to Uganda alone since we have also had issues with our neighbours, Tanzania, regarding the boundary between Kenya and Tanzania. The most prominent is the one between Kenya and Uganda. As we speak, Migingo Island is clearly in Kenya and everybody including Ugandans admit it. In fact, none other than the President of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}