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Securing our tourist destinations vital – Daily Nation
Securing our tourist destinations vitalDaily NationIn the last few months, a number of tourists have been kidnapped from hotels in Lamu by people suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants. One of the tourists has since passed on. After those incidents, the Tourism minister and the Police Commissioner went … Lamu location:kenya – Google News
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Kenya blameless over Somalia civilian deaths – Capital FM Kenya
CTV.ca Kenya blameless over Somalia civilian deathsCapital FM KenyaThese include the kidnapping of Frenchwoman Marie Dedieu who was seized last month from her beachfront house in Lamu and later died in captivity in Somalia. Other women still in captivity in the war town country include a Briton also seized from Lamu …Onyonka: attacking Al-Shabaab men…
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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo/REUTERS – East African
East African France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo/REUTERSEast AfricanLast month, French oil multinational Total announced it had acquired stakes in key blocks off the coast of Lamu, strengthening a comeback by giant firms eyeing opportunities in Kenya's oil exploration business. Speculation is rife that France, …and more » Lamu location:kenya – Google News
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Kenya Navy to join battle for Kismayu – Daily Nation
Kenya Navy to join battle for KismayuDaily NationGideon Maundu | NATION After the abduction of two tourists in Lamu, security has been beefed up and the Kenya Navy has been making several sea patrols around the island. By Nation Team newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Kenya's naval forces are likely to be …and more » Lamu location:kenya – Google News
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Onyonka: attacking Al-Shabaab men was inevitable – East African
East African Onyonka: attacking Al-Shabaab men was inevitableEast AfricanWith an economy that heavily depends on tourism, Al-shabaab made the wrong decision in targeting tourists in Lamu ,western humanitarian workers in Dadaab Camp, Kenyan military personnel have frequently been killed or harmed in ambushes executed by …and more » Lamu location:kenya – Google News