{"id":124627,"date":"2025-11-13T07:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/kenyans-mock-musevenis-shared-ocean-claim-as-hotelier-mohammed-hersi-leads-humorous-pushback\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:05:48","slug":"kenyans-mock-musevenis-shared-ocean-claim-as-hotelier-mohammed-hersi-leads-humorous-pushback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenyans-mock-musevenis-shared-ocean-claim-as-hotelier-mohammed-hersi-leads-humorous-pushback\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyans mock Museveni\u2019s \u2018shared ocean\u2019 claim as hotelier Mohammed Hersi leads humorous pushback"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 \u2014 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s latest remarks suggesting that landlocked Uganda should have access to the Indian Ocean have sparked an online backlash and a wave of satire among Kenyans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museveni likened the issue to tenants in a block of flats, arguing that \u201call flats are entitled to the compound,\u201d and therefore Uganda \u2014 though landlocked \u2014 should also enjoy rights to the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

\u201cUganda is landlocked inside here. But where is my ocean? My ocean is the Indian Ocean. It belongs to me! I am on the top floor of the block, and then you say the compound belongs to the ones on the ground floor. This is madness,\u201d Museveni said during a public address on November 10.<\/p>\n

The statement drew instant reactions from Kenyans on social media, many dismissing the analogy as flawed.<\/p>\n

Veteran hotelier and tourism promoter Mohammed Hersi offered one of the most viral responses, asking if Museveni would apply the same logic to Lake Victoria and other resources found in Uganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou also enjoy amazing view at the top apartment. In this case Uganda has River Nile and also one of the biggest shares of Lake Victoria at 45pc while Tanzania is 49pc. Kenya has a paltry 6pc,\u201d Hersi stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we also use the same analogy to claim part of Lake Victoria?\u201d he posed, adding \u201cEven our claim to that tiny rocky Migingo island gave Mzee serious migraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rewriting geography? <\/h2>\n

Many Kenyans echoed Hersi\u2019s sentiments, pointing out that Uganda already benefits significantly from Lake Victoria and the River Nile, both crucial to its economy and ecosystems. <\/p>\n

Others used humor and memes to poke fun at Museveni\u2019s ocean analogy, suggesting that geography cannot be rewritten through metaphors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssuming he is given the ocean, he will still need land to get to it,\u201d another user observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ugandan Oil is for all East African countries. You can\u2019t claim the top floor for space for drying clothes is yours alone,\u201d yet another user quipped.<\/p>\n

Ugandans however backed Museveni\u2019s position with some calling for a review of international law to anchor universal access to seas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true. All countries Access to the sea\/ocean waters should be enshrined in international laws and treaties,\u201d a Ugandan user named Jovans Mbabazi asserted.<\/a><\/p>\n

Museveni has previously raised similar arguments in the context of regional trade and logistics, advocating for greater access for landlocked states to seaports in neighboring countries such as Kenya and Tanzania. <\/p>\n

However, his latest remarks have reignited old debates on sovereignty, geography, and the limits of regional integration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 \u2014 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s latest remarks suggesting that landlocked Uganda should have access to the Indian Ocean have sparked an online backlash and a wave of satire among Kenyans. Museveni likened the issue to tenants in a block of flats, arguing that \u201call flats are entitled to the compound,\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}