Both sides will appoint experts on a joint survey team. A similar arrangement was reached with Ethiopia and Tanzania, where border communities have experienced disputes over pasture and land. And although Ethiopia and Kenya have a similar arrangement on movement, border communities have carried out raids. Dr Juma said the two countries would create a joint team which would demarcate the border between them, running for about 800 kilometres. A joint team camped on the island for a month, seeking to determine the boundary and whether the island was indeed in Uganda.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2019 10:41 UTC