Cotton farmers blame government for poor harvest
Lamu, KENYA: Cotton farmers in Lamu are seeking to be compensated for the poor harvests of the produce this year after they allegedly received poor quality seeds from the government. The farmers who have complained of a total crop failure this year and are blaming the government for distributing unfit seeds. Major cotton growing areas […]
KMA trains Lamu sailors on dealing with oil spills
Lamu, KENYA: The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) Lamu office has commenced a four day training workshop to equip sailors, shippers and stakeholders with knowledge and skills to enable them avoid oil pollution while out at sea. The training, which started on Monday, aims at highlighting precautionary measures to avoid sea pollution and the need for […]
K.C.S.E private candidates drop to three in Lamu
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu has only three private candidates sitting this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education-KCSE exams. This is lower than last year where the region had 15 private candidates. Lamu county Education Director William Micheni acknowledged that the number was lower this year compared to previous years. Speaking in Lamu town shortly after commencement […]
Lamu to rotate staff posted in hardship zones
Lamu, KENYA: The county government of Lamu will conduct frequent rotational transfers of all staff posted to renowned hardship areas, governor Fahim Twaha has said. Speaking when he issued appointment letters to newly hired medical staff at the King Fahad Hospital on Monday,Twaha said all staff posted to hardship areas also known as terror hotspots […]
Lamu student goes missing on final exam day
Lamu,KENYA:A KCPE candidate at Kiongwe primary school in Mpeketoni failed to sit for his final paper after he failed to show up at the school on Thursday morning. Peter Mburu,18,who is yet to be found,is left to have left home for school but is instead believed to have gone into hiding since he didn’t want […]
Lamu wages war on ghost workers
Lamu, KENYA: The county government of Lamu has opted not renew contracts of all county staff in what is seen as a strategy to weed out ghost workers. Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha admitted that the county has been losing huge sums of money paid to unknown individuals for non-existent jobs in the county. Speaking when […]
Lamu journalists barred from taking photos of KCPE container
Lamu, KENYA: Journalists in Lamu were on Tuesday morning barred from taking photos of the KCPE exam containers as they were being opened. The container is located just in front of the county commissioner’s office in Lamu town next to the seafront. While presiding over the opening ceremony, Lamu County Director for Education William Micheni […]
KCPE candidates in Lamu terror prone areas moved to safety
Lamu, KENYA: KCPE candidates from terror prone areas in Lamu have been transferred to safer centers where they will sit their national exams expected to kick off on Tuesday. Speaking in Lamu on Monday, Lamu West Sub-County Education Officer Josphat Ngumi said 18 KCPE candidates had been transferred to Witu primary school, 21 kilometers away […]
Lamu couples to undergo vetting before marriage
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu couples living in Pate Island will now have to be vetted before getting married. Residents of Pate Island in Lamu East have devised a new technique meant to curb early marriages, unwanted pregnancies and also lower divorce rates in the area. According to the Pate Council of Elders, all those intent on […]
Lamu residents bar Lands commission from handling land acquisitions
Lamu,KENYA: Lamu locals have said they no longer want the National Lands Commission-NLC to be part of any procedures for the acquisition of land for the establishment of the Lokichar-Lamu Crude oil pipeline in the region. Speaking at the Mwana Arafa Hotel in Lamu town on Thursday during a special sitting to determine the various […]