The Migingo Island row will be resolved through diplomatic negotiations with the Uganda government, Defence CS Raychelle Omamo said.
Omamo said the stand-off between Kenya and Uganda does not warrant a military approach as "Uganda is a friendly nation".
"This is a matter that can be dealt with through diplomatic channels, the Interior ministry and the joint border commissions," she said at the KICC on Tuesday.
"We have to say things we can verify and ensure your security otherwise it would boomerang on us."
ODM on Monday for hosting Uganda President Yoweri Museveni to .
Party secretary for political affairs Opiyo Wandayi said Uhuru cannot purport to host Museveni without placing
Migingo Island
on the table for discussion.
"A President who cannot defend the territorial integrity of his country has no business remaining in office," Wandayi
said.
Cord leader Raila Odinga said on March 19 that he will marshal the Opposition to the disputed island from the Ugandan government.
He said the decision was prompted by the President's “failure” to reposses the island, which a colonial map shows is in Kenya.
On March 10, Ugandan security officers
a
voter registration exercise saying IEBC officials went to the Island without their knowledge, and while aware the ownership of the island is still in dispute.
Two Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission clerks were arrested and their equipment confiscated as they registered Kenyans.