KDF dawn raid leaves Lamu village in limbo
Lamu,KENYA: Residents of Koreni village in Mkunumbi, Lamu West now say they are living in fear over what they term as increased cases of midnight raids by the Kenya Defense Forces-KDF in search of terrorists and weapons believed to be in their midst. According to residents, the latest raid took place on Sunday dawn after […]
Five injured in Lamu accident
Lamu, KENYA: Five people were on Sunday morning injured in an accident involving a Simba Coach Bus and a lorry at Witu area along the Lamu-Malindi highway. The bus was headed to Nairobi from Mpeketoni when the accident happened. Confirming the accident shortly after it happened, Lamu County Commissioner Joseph Kanyiri said the accident occurred […]
20,000 families in Lamu to get free NHIF cover
Lamu,KENYA:The county government of Lamu on Thursday evening officially signed an MoU with the National Health Insurance Fund-NHIF that will immediately allow 20,000 families to access medical care free of charge. The initiative only targets poor and vulnerable households that can’t afford to enroll into the insurance cover by themselves and will cost the county […]
Man surrenders to in-laws and confesses killing wife in Lamu
Lamu, KENYA: A man in Lamu town has been arrested after he surrendered to his in-laws and confessed to killing his wife. Police are holding Samuel Muhuri,33 who is believed to have killed his wife following a domestic dispute on Wednesday evening after which he locked the lifeless body in their house and fled. The […]
Lamu cultural festival to cost sh13 million
Lamu, KENYA: This year’s 18th edition of the Lamu Cultural Festival set to run from November 22 to 25th will cost Sh.13 Million the organizers have disclosed. Preparations are in their final stages for the annual fete which is normally marked in the historical Lamu Old Town right in the heart of the archipelago. The town is […]
Boni elders blame teenage pregnancies on Al Shabaab and KDF soldiers
Lamu, KENYA: Elders from the Boni minority community in the terror prone Basuba ward in Lamu East have raised alarm over the increased number of teenage pregnancies and school dropouts, a situation they blame on the insecurity caused by frequent Al Shabaab raids. The elders have also put on the spot security officers taking part […]
Crisis deepens in the LAPSSET land saga
Lamu, KENYA: The crisis revolving around the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor has deepened further, two weeks after Lamu leaders walked out of a stakeholder meeting. This is after national government refuted claims by county leaders and locals that the 70,000 acres of land allocated to the project were irregularly acquired. Two weeks […]
Impostors hijack LAPSSET fishermen compensation project
Lamu, KENYA: Fishermen who have been displaced by the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor project-LAPSSET in Lamu have raised the alarm of a plot by a group of individuals to hijack their impending compensation package. At least 5000 fishermen will no longer be able to carry on with the venture after many of […]
Uncertainty as completion date of first Lamu port berth moved again
Lamu, KENYA: The completion of the first berth at the new Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor project-Lapsset has for the umpteenth time been pushed forward to June 2019. The Lappset is a Sh 2.5 trillion project that is being set up at Kililana area in Lamu West. Initially, the Lapsset management had announced […]
Lamu resident join leaders in calling for LAPPSET title deed revocation
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu residents have now joined hands with their leaders to oppose the allocation of 70,000 acres of land to the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor project-LAPPSET project citing massive irregularities. Landowners who have been displaced by the LAPPSET project are accusing the National Land Commission-NLC of duping them off their lands […]