Aug 30, 2019
Lawrence “Shabu” Mwangi - Mpeketoni (mix media on canvas, 2015)
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Lawrence “Shabu” Mwangi - Mpeketoni (mix media on canvas, 2015)
[VIDEO] Mpeketoni, Witu ballot boxes moved under tight security over al Shabaab
[VIDEO] Mpeketoni, Witu ballot boxes moved under tight security over al Shabaab
Ballot boxes from Mpeketoni and Witu divisions in Lamu county had to be transported under heavy security amid fears of an al Shabaab attack on the Lamu-Mpeketoni route. Unconfirmed reports indicated the militants were planning to attack and hijack a convoy transporting ballot boxes on the route. IEBC staff spent Thursday night at an undisclosed location with the boxes. They were transported to…
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#WhoWeAre - I Pray for Peace
“Someone in power at the top may be from your tribe but you will sleep hungry, unless you work hard.” - I Pray for Peace #WhoWeAreKE
Lastly, some one in power at the top may be from your tribe but you will sleep hungry, unless you work hard. The mother of two who created this piece is an artist. She was born in Nakuru but moved to Lamu where she now lives. “Everybody has a different thought about the other and about Kenya. “ I have been painting but I didn’t think I could have painted the answer to a question about your…
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Rights groups claim that British-backed anti-terror units in Kenya have conducted no inquiry into allegations of police brutality after militant attacks
The Times Jerome Starkey, Africa Correspondent
British-backed anti-terror units in Kenya “have not conducted any known investigations into human rights abuses”, despite myriad allegations that they are linked to more than 20 murders, forced disappearances and police brutality, rights groups are claiming.
Instead of protecting communities from terrorist attacks, police beat survivors and stole property from ethnic Somalis and Muslims, according to an investigation by the Kenyan Human Rights Commission and Human Rights Watch.
When suspected Al Shabaab militants made six attacks in Lamu county and neighbouring Tana River last year, police were slow to react, woefully understaffed and lacked command and control, the report warned.
When they did eventually respond, police rounded up innocent men and boys, beat them and detained them illegally, often in squalid, inhumane conditions.
During the first attack, in Mpeketoni, which left at least 49 people dead “the attackers were able to take control of Mpeketoni town for more than six hours without any response from security officers, despite the presence of six security stations in the area,” the 53-page report Insult to Injury said. (Read more...)
Mpeketoni 1 Year On : Residents Still Suffering The After-Shocks Of The Attack
Mpeketoni 1 Year On : Residents Still Suffering The After-Shocks Of The Attack
It’s just two days before the first anniversary of the Mpeketoni attack which saw more than 60 people killed and scores others injured and hundreds of others left homeless.12 months on, women who lost their husbands in the heinous attack are yet to receive compensation as had been promised and now have to contend with poverty as well as grief .Our reporter Salome Muiruri was in Lamu county and…
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Murder charges for officer in Mpeketoni woman's boda boda death
Murder charges for officer in Mpeketoni woman’s boda boda death
A police officer who allegedly made a 22-year-old woman to suffer severe skull injuries after hitting her off a speeding motorbike in Mpeketoni in Lamu County will be charged with murder.
The decision comes after the victim, Margaret Njeri, succumbed to her injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a Mombasa hospital.
Lamu acting County Commissioner Fredrick Ndambuki said he had issued…
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Traders Slam Waiguru Over Mpeketoni Aid
Traders Slam Waiguru Over Mpeketoni Aid
Traders Slam Waiguru Over Mpeketoni Aid By Cheti Praxides-Lamu. The government has broken its promise to help survivors of the Mpeketoni attacks to rebuild, traders have said. "It has been seven months now since we lost our property," Mpeketoni Businesspeople Association chairperson Francis … Read more on The Star
Transformational Infrastructure Projects and Coast Communities Amongst them are the…
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BREAKING NEWS - Kenya attack Mpeketoni near Lamu hit by al Shabab raid
BREAKING NEWS – Kenya attack Mpeketoni near Lamu hit by al Shabab raid
At least 48 people have died after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked hotels and a police station in a Kenyan coastal town, officials say. Witnesses in Mpeke…
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