http://www.savelamu.org Save Lamu Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:27:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=472 http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-comments-on-esia-study-report-of-the-construction-of-the-first-three-berths/ http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-comments-on-esia-study-report-of-the-construction-of-the-first-three-berths/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:08:38 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1855 http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-comments-on-esia-study-report-of-the-construction-of-the-first-three-berths/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/nema-finalizes-eia-on-lamu-port-despite-works-having-commenced-and-tender-awarded/ http://www.savelamu.org/nema-finalizes-eia-on-lamu-port-despite-works-having-commenced-and-tender-awarded/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:50:52 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1851 http://www.savelamu.org/nema-finalizes-eia-on-lamu-port-despite-works-having-commenced-and-tender-awarded/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/nema-fails-to-hold-public-consultation-of-final-eia-report-of-lamu-port-three-berths/ http://www.savelamu.org/nema-fails-to-hold-public-consultation-of-final-eia-report-of-lamu-port-three-berths/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:20:24 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1850 http://www.savelamu.org/nema-fails-to-hold-public-consultation-of-final-eia-report-of-lamu-port-three-berths/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/press-release-community-groups-form-national-network-to-call-government-to-task-on-lapsset/ http://www.savelamu.org/press-release-community-groups-form-national-network-to-call-government-to-task-on-lapsset/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:19:48 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1837 Save Lamu and a consortium of community groups along the Lamu-Port, South Sudan, Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor, today facilitated a stakeholder dialogue meeting on the on-going plans and sharing of updates on the implementation of LAPSSET and related infrastructure projects. This is the first meeting held between community groups along the entire LAPSSET Corridor, government ministries, [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/press-release-community-groups-form-national-network-to-call-government-to-task-on-lapsset/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-port-petitio-referred-to-chief-justice/ http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-port-petitio-referred-to-chief-justice/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:16:51 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1641 http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-port-petitio-referred-to-chief-justice/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/grab-everything-and-justify-it-by-war/ http://www.savelamu.org/grab-everything-and-justify-it-by-war/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:06:17 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1628 Weekend Edition April 6-8, 2012, Sourced from Counter Punch by ANDRE VLTCHEK   Welcome to Kenya. Karibu sana! And welcome to the world of Kenyan politics, of intrigues and cruelty. Welcome to the world where ‘seemingly’ unconnected events like the Kenyan invasion to Somalia, kidnapping of Western tourists and aid workers, gigantic infrastructural project and [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/grab-everything-and-justify-it-by-war/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/vision2030/ http://www.savelamu.org/vision2030/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:10:59 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1607 Using the vision co-created by the various indigenous communities and livelihood groups in Lamu, poet, Mohammed Omar created a poem to encompass the issues of concern and ideals for Lamu, dubbed “Lamu Vision 2030″. The vision was first created at the 2.5day workshop held by Save Lamu. “Ruwaza yetu ni kujenga jamii iliyoendelea, yenye nguvu [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/vision2030/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/march-worksho/ http://www.savelamu.org/march-worksho/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:05:05 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1602 Save Lamu held a 2.5 day workshop on livelihoods and natural resource rights towards producing a Bio-cultural Community Protocol (BCP), a document that will be used to support local communities to engage with external actors, such as government agencies, researchers, private companies towards securing their rights and responsibilities in the areas in which they live.  [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/march-worksho/feed/ 2 http://www.savelamu.org/community-procession-on-lamu-port/ http://www.savelamu.org/community-procession-on-lamu-port/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:48:08 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1578 Community members including children today held a procession through the streets of Lamu as a symbolic message of mourning on the Lamu port. The crowd of over 100 chanted prayers and held banners in the early morning of the day. Being left powerless, in a fight similar to David and Goliath, religious leaders opted to [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/community-procession-on-lamu-port/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-community-members-protest-and-boycott-launch-of-lamu-port/ http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-community-members-protest-and-boycott-launch-of-lamu-port/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:53:00 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1555 Led by the Save Lamu community group, today over 200 community members held a public vigil and demonstration citing the lack of information, consultation, and mitigation with the implementation of the proposed Lamu port. Save Lamu is a growing coalition with over 30 groups and aimed to engage communities and stakeholders to ensure participatory decision-making [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/lamu-community-members-protest-and-boycott-launch-of-lamu-port/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-challenge-government/ http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-challenge-government/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:23:59 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1547 http://www.savelamu.org/save-lamu-challenge-government/feed/ 4 http://www.savelamu.org/policeinterrogation/ http://www.savelamu.org/policeinterrogation/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:15:47 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1540 http://www.savelamu.org/policeinterrogation/feed/ 3 http://www.savelamu.org/eala-passes-bill-on-transboundary-ecosystems/ http://www.savelamu.org/eala-passes-bill-on-transboundary-ecosystems/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:56:11 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1526 http://www.savelamu.org/eala-passes-bill-on-transboundary-ecosystems/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/summary-of-issues-concerning-the-lamu-port/ http://www.savelamu.org/summary-of-issues-concerning-the-lamu-port/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:10:24 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1494 http://www.savelamu.org/summary-of-issues-concerning-the-lamu-port/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/muhuri-and-coast-peoples-forum-support-legal-petition-on-lamu-port/ http://www.savelamu.org/muhuri-and-coast-peoples-forum-support-legal-petition-on-lamu-port/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:57:13 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1509 http://www.savelamu.org/muhuri-and-coast-peoples-forum-support-legal-petition-on-lamu-port/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/the-lamu-port-feasibility-study-is-the-eia/ http://www.savelamu.org/the-lamu-port-feasibility-study-is-the-eia/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:43:44 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1471 http://www.savelamu.org/the-lamu-port-feasibility-study-is-the-eia/feed/ 2 http://www.savelamu.org/portcommitte/ http://www.savelamu.org/portcommitte/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:34:53 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1447 http://www.savelamu.org/portcommitte/feed/ 3 http://www.savelamu.org/sheikh-rogo-arrested-again-weapons-seized-daily-nation/ http://www.savelamu.org/sheikh-rogo-arrested-again-weapons-seized-daily-nation/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:58 +0000 admin http://www.savelamu.org/sheikh-rogo-arrested-again-weapons-seized-daily-nation/ Daily Nation Sheikh Rogo arrested again, weapons seizedDaily NationHe said the trail started at the end of last year with a gun battle between police officers and suspected Al-Shabaab infiltrators at Boni Forest in Kiunga, Lamu, on the Kenya-Somalia border. “A special police force has been trailing those who escaped …Police arrest man with bomb [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/sheikh-rogo-arrested-again-weapons-seized-daily-nation/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/pipeline-deal-could-strain-ties-with-sudan-state-official-warns-the-standard/ http://www.savelamu.org/pipeline-deal-could-strain-ties-with-sudan-state-official-warns-the-standard/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:56:40 +0000 admin http://www.savelamu.org/pipeline-deal-could-strain-ties-with-sudan-state-official-warns-the-standard/ ABC News Pipeline deal could strain ties with Sudan, State official warnsThe StandardThe agreement, which means that South's oil will be passing through the Lamu port, will deny President Omar al-Bashir's government crucial revenue. According to the agreement, the pipeline will be developed through the Kenyan territory and will be …Speed up building portDaily NationKenya, [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/pipeline-deal-could-strain-ties-with-sudan-state-official-warns-the-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.savelamu.org/we-want-a-port-but-with-information-consultation-and-mitigation/ http://www.savelamu.org/we-want-a-port-but-with-information-consultation-and-mitigation/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:21:19 +0000 Save Lamu http://www.savelamu.org/?p=1405 To clear up the misconception of a majority of Kenyans on the intentions of Save Lamu, we would like it on record that we are not opposed to the Lamu Port. What Save Lamu and its coalition partners are opposed to way in which the project is being implemented. 1. There is no EIA shared [...]]]> http://www.savelamu.org/we-want-a-port-but-with-information-consultation-and-mitigation/feed/ 0