Rahma Rashid
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Four people killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Lamu
One Chinese national is also reported to have gone missing following the attack
Lamu residents forced to spend nights on trees in fear of Al Shabaab attacks
Malelei village, which is located in Witu Ward, has long experienced terror attacks from the militia group.The locals have only daytime at their disposal where they can stay home and run errands.In the recent attacks, the bandits would attack the village households where they would storm houses and...
8 LAPSSET road construction vehicles set ablaze in suspected Al-shabaab attack
The Sunday morning attack took place in the Kwa Omolo-Bodhei area on the Lamu-Garissa highway.This comes less than 24 hours after rumours surfaced regarding a planned Al-shabab attack in Lamu, specifically the LAPSSET project region and the roads connecting the port.
Two Class 8 girls injured after fighting over DJ in Lamu
The two minors, both aged 16, are said to have started fighting over the man, a local disk jockey, in class.One of the pupils sparked the altercation after attacking her classmate with a hoe, cutting her face in the process.The assaulted girl then retaliated by cutting her attacker on the arm with a...
One person killed in fresh attack in Lamu
The suspected militants torched the man, John Moji, beyond recognition and later razed his house down on Monday night.
Six people killed in Al Shabaab attack in Lamu
One of the victims was shot dead, another was hacked to death while the other four were burnt to death in their house.
Lamu Woman Rep and 14 others sustain injuries in boat accident
Ms. Obo was accompanied by her co-workers and local chiefs in the Tuesday incident.After reaching a corner into the narrow Mkanda channel, Ms. Obo said, the captain lost control of the boat and it hit a rock.
Lamu man, 20, on the run after losing Ksh.190k belonging to employer in a gambling spree
Robert M'munoru, a retail employee, reportedly went to a nearby police station to file a statement claiming that he spent the money on a lottery game offered by a local betting company
Lamu religious leaders decry police discrimination over long beards
According to the leaders, Anti-terrorism Police Unit officers are harassing bearded men at police road checks, linking them to terrorist activities.“Osama bin Laden wore a long beard and now everyone with a long beard is being treated as him. It is not fair,” said Ustadh Muhaammad Abdikadir, one of...
ODM leader Raila Odinga arrives in Lamu ahead of Coast region tour
Odinga landed at the Manda island on Saturday evening in the company of Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir.They were received by a Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha and Eliud Kinuthia, Chairperson of the National Police Service Commission.