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Community Members Draft “Lamu Vision 2030”
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…
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Save Lamu Holds Training and Capacity Building for Indeginous Lamu Communities
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. …
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Community Procession on Lamu Port
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…
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Lamu Community Members Protest and Boycott Launch of Lamu Port
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…
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Save Lamu Challenge Government Denial of their right to Assemble
Despite being threatened against holding public demonstrations in Lamu, Save Lamu is holding a public rally and prayer today in Lamu at Mkunguni, Lamu 3:00pm as an expression of their right to assemble peacefully. Please find attached the press statement that is to be read at the event. All civil society groups and members of…