Save Lamu

Today the Save Lamu Chairman, Abubakar Al-Amudy was called in for interrogation at the Lamu police station after Save Lamu submitted an application to hold a peaceful demonstration on the Lamu Port on Thursday March 1st. Noting the concerns over the President’s security, Save Lamu had opted to hold the demonstration a day prior to…

Save Lamu is glad to have learned that, the East African Legislative Assembly Passed a Bill on Transboundary Ecosystems. By virtue of the fact that the coastal forests in Lamu are part of the biosphere reserve that stretches from Mozambique, it can be fairly deduced that the area of the Lamu port is under the…

Below is content extracted from a letter to the Minister of Local Government, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, during his visit today to Lamu that summarizes the concerns on the people of Lamu over the Lamu port.  The full letter can be found here. =============================== ….This letter serves to highlight the issues of concern held by the…

By DINAH CHIFALU, The Standard Lamu County residents have called upon the Government to suspend the Lamu Port Project. Members drawn from the civil society led by Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) and Coast Peoples’ Forum petitioned President Mwai Kibaki to suspend the project until the locals demands are met. Muhuri Executive Director Hussein Khalid…

This post has been created to clarify misinformation given to the Kenyan public and some investors that the feasibility study carried out by the Japanese Port Consultants is equivalent to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Lamu port. Unfortunately most people do not have the time to read the 400-so pages of the study…