Cheti Praxides

The beautification of the Lamu King Fahd Hospital lawns has proved to be partly a nuisance after it was turned into a relaxation site by idlers and smokers. The hospital administration has complained about the irking situation as the idlers are known to make loud noises that greatly disturb the peace of patients at the facility. The King Fahd Level Four hospital situated in Lamu Island is the largest hospital in the county and attends to hundreds of patients daily.

Lamu Island Beach Management Units (BMU) chairperson Abubakar Twalib speaks during a press briefing in Lamu Old Town on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Lamu fishermen affected by the construction of the Sh310 billion Lamu Port have issued new demands on how they want the impending second phase of compensation carried out. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is set to commence the second phase of compensation worth over Sh600 million.

Police in Lamu have come up with a new strategy to nab drug peddlers in the region and boost the war against drugs. Police have taken to conducting impromptu searches in villages, town centers and street corners where they have managed to make numerous arrests and seize drugs. For a long time, drug dealers in Lamu have found ways to evade police dragnets, a situation that paralysed the war on drugs in the region.