Lamu in a sentence

It started with the construction of the first three shipping berths at the Lamu port was launched by the presidents of Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia in 2013.

But instead of being stationed at the Usalama Camp, labourers were transferred to Kiunga Primary School as the camp is located too close to the Lamu-Somalia border which Al-Shabaab militants use to cross in and out of Kenya to conduct attacks.

Father Nicholas Mutua, justice and peace coordinator in the Garissa Diocese, which covers some parts Lamu County, said the church is extremely worried about its clergy in the area.

Four days ago, three people were killed while another three were injured when the militants ambushed a convoy of buses, including Simba Coach, Mombasa Raha and TSS that were headed to Lamu from Mombasa.

In fact, as an organisation, we have several times written to the inspector-general of police and even to the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matinag'i demanding to have all long serving security bosses transferred from Lamu.

Lamu was popular on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, where she had hundreds of thousands of followers.

On Sunday, al-Shabaab destroyed six aircraft and killed three Americans during the attack on Camp Simba in coastal Lamu country.

The military's Africa Command confirmed the deaths and said two other Americans who work for the U.S. Department of Defense were also wounded in the attack on the Manda Bay Airfield in Lamu county, close to the Somali border.

The officers from Border Patrol Unit narrowly escaped death after suspected Shabaabs opened fire on their vehicle on the Lamu-Gamba road in Nyongoro.

The operation to nab the drone operator commenced immediately, leading to the arrest of one suspect who claimed to have travelled from Mombasa, ostensibly to visit his relatives in Lamu.

There are claims the attackers who raided the US base arrived in Kenya from Southern Somalia, through Kiunga in Lamu, in groups from early December last year.

A spot-check by the Nation also established that residents of Lamu Old Town, Shella, Manda, Kashmir, Bombay, India and Wiyoni have been forced to use untreated water from open wells in the town which poses a health risk.

He, along with other community members, stated that they did not know one person from Lamu that had gained employment.

Kenya is also behind schedule in building the Lokichar-Lamu crude oil pipeline, with the project's implementation expected to start by 2022.

Kwale, Taita Taveta and Lamu counties are experiencing low rains.

Lamu Fort's protective presence encouraged new development around it, and it was at this time that, some merchants erected the 19th century shop front buildings.

For those who are eager to explore the cultural side of Kenya, perhaps a day trip to Lamu would be an interesting venture.

He congratulated Kenya for the efforts to improve transport and to foster regional growth through such projects as the Lamu Port.

Over the eight year period, the terror group has carried out dozens of sporadic attacks in areas such as Lamu, Garissa, Nairobi, Mandera and Mombasa.

The five judge bench of the Supreme Court will rule on election petitions that include Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua, Kwale’s Salim Mvurya, Nyamira’s John Nyangarama, Laikipia’s Ndiritu Muriithi, Lamu’s Fahim Twaha.