Drama in Lamu mortuary as body of 92-year-old goes missing
Lamu, KENYA: There was drama at the Mpeketoni hospital mortuary on Wednesday after a family discovered that the body of their kin was missing. The family of Deasi Wanjira, 92, who hailed from Nairobi area village, had arrived armed with a coffin ready to take their loved one home for the final rites.However, shock on […]
First ever successful dialysis and CT scan conducted in Lamu
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu County has conducted its first-ever successful dialysis and CT scans on the first five renal patients from the region. The treatment took place at the recently launched Dialysis and Computer Topography-CT scan center at the Lamu King Fahad hospital in Lamu island. The sh.1.1 billion equipment procured by the national government under […]
LAPSSET’s Lamu-Isiolo road construction to commence in January
Lamu, KENYA: The construction of the Sh.60 Billion Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo highway which is a major component of the upcoming Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor project-LAPSSET has been set for January 2019. The 530-kilometer stretch road is expected to link the new Lamu port through Garissa, Isiolo, Samburu and wind up at Lokichar in Turkana […]
Lamu clerics move to have police bosses transferred
Lamu, KENYA: The Council of elders and clerics in Lamu County has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to transfer all security bosses from the region on grounds of corruption and endless harassment of the public. The elders say the security bosses are directly responsible for the bad blood and poor cooperation between security officers […]
Lamu to reclaim fish landing sites in bid to improve dying sector
Lamu, KENYA: The county government of Lamu plans to reclaim and improve fish landing sites in the region as a way to revive the now dwindling fishing sector. Fishing is a major economic earner for Lamu County after tourism both of which have suffered immensely under the weight of insecurity caused by Al Shabaab attacks […]
Protests in Lamu after police shoot two during clash with residents
Lamu, KENYA: Protests rocked Lamu town on Tuesday following an incident where two people were shot by police and scores arrested during a dawn clash with police. The two people sustained gunshot wounds while 15 others were injured from the beatings they received from the police officers following the Tuesday dawn altercation. At least 30 […]
LAPPSET rejects calls to accept scholarship holders at once
Lamu, KENYA: The Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor-LAPSSET Authority has flatly rejected a proposition by county leaders to have the remaining 600 youth in the presidential scholarship program enrolled at once. The scholarship program was launched by former president Mwai Kibaki in 2012 where he pledged an affirmative action that would ensure 1000 […]
Lamu elders divided over Sh.200B coal plant
Lamu, KENYA: The Lamu Council of Elders is divided on their support of the establishment of a Sh.200 Billion coal-fired power plant in the region. The plant is a project by Amu Power, a consortium of Gulf Energy and Centum Investment is set to be established at Kwasasi Village in Lamu West. So far a […]
Fishermen affected by Lapsset urged to venture into seaweed farming
Lamu, KENYA: Fishermen in Lamu have been asked to consider venturing into seaweed farming as an alternative livelihood especially after the majority of the fishing channels were closed off due to dredging activities at the Lamu port-Lapsset. At least 7000 fishermen will no longer be able to carry on with the venture after many of […]
KNBS distances itself from agents posing as its employees
Lamu, KENYA: The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics-KNBS has warned Lamu locals of dubious individuals claiming to work for the body and conning unsuspecting members of the public. The conmen are said to be demanding cash so as to conduct non-existent surveys and censuses on behalf of the KNBS. Speaking in Lamu on Thursday, Lamu’s […]