Kalume Kazungu

4 days ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Kalume Kazungu

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4 days ago | nation.africa | Kalume Kazungu

A billboard bearing the photo of a wanted terror suspect Abdullahi Banati has elicited complaints from tourism stakeholders in Lamu County. It is displayed at the Mokowe Jetty, the main entry point to Lamu by road. It was erected last month and now tourism stakeholders are bearing its brunt. The photo in the billboard shows a heavily bearded Banati smiling, with the message in Somali and Kiswahili seeking help from the public to apprehend the suspect.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kalume Kazungu

Walking along Wiyoni beach in Lamu, visitors encounter a troubling sight: building blocks, marbles and structural metals scattered across the sand—remnants of construction projects that were built within the shores only to be washed away by the ocean. In some areas, buildings stand partially submerged in the Indian Ocean, creating a surreal landscape that speaks to a deeper crisis.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kalume Kazungu

For more than seven years, the family of Mr Shali Vavo, a resident of Mokowe in Lamu County, was forced to fight in court for the right to occupy their ancestral land. Mr Vavo says over six acres of their ancestral land at Mokowe had been grabbed by a tycoon who had colluded with local national government administrators. The family, which won the case last month, had alleged in court that the chief had approved the wrong documents.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kalume Kazungu

The King Fahd County Referral Hospital in Lamu has for two days been a theatre for bizarre drama involving a patient police say is a fugitive. On Thursday last week, a 25-year-old man was rushed to the hospital with stab wounds in several parts of his body. Mansuri Yusuf was said to have been waylaid by machete-wielding youths at Kinooni Area within Lamu Island. According to his family, Mr Yusuf was on his way to a burial when the attack happened. He was stabbed on the head, hands and legs.