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Ghosts of British explorers ignite land tussle in Bunyala

One of the islands that dot the Bay of Bunyala. [Wellington Nyongesa, Standard]

Whether you approach it by sea or by road, the landscape of Port Victoria - Bunyala is breathtaking.

The picturesque shore, dotted with hills, form a memorable pattern of blue lake, sun and land and, remains as alluring as it was when the greatest journalist of the English speaking world landed there in March of 1875.

Fortunately, the story of Henry Morton Stanley, as we established, is still told in Bunyala, albeit, among a few families whose ancestors met him. When he landed there, Morton was on his second tour of Africa after being commissioned by two newspapers; The New York...