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Kibaki meets security chiefs over Lamu raids – Daily Nation
Business Daily Africa Kibaki meets security chiefs over Lamu raidsDaily NationThe meeting came as the tourism sector started feeling the effects of the attacks on two resorts in Lamu by Somali militants, with several Western nations issuing travel advisories to their citizens to keep off the Kenyan coast and urban slums. …Lamu hotels suffer travel…
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Tourists flee Lamu as residents express fear for their own safety – The Standard
Tourists flee Lamu as residents express fear for their own safetyThe StandardResidents fear insecurity could kill the lucrative tourism in A section of Lamu Island. A disabled French woman was early Saturday morning kidnapped from Manda Island, near Lamu town By Paul Gitau There has been massive cancellation of hotel bookings …New security measures unveiledDaily…
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Lamu hotels suffer travel warnings setback – Business Daily Africa
Business Daily Africa Lamu hotels suffer travel warnings setbackBusiness Daily AfricaLamu town. French and UK citizens have been advised to stay away from Lamu by their governments amid fears that similar advisories could follow from other countries. A French citizen, Marie Dedieu, 66, was abducted from her cottage on Lamu's Manda …Attacks on tourists bad…
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Kenyan linked to Lamu kidnap terrorist group – Daily Nation
Kenyan linked to Lamu kidnap terrorist groupDaily NationLamu West district commissioner Stephen Ikua appealed to residents to help track down Mr Famau Kahale, who has been missing since the September 10 raid at Kiwayu Safari beach resort. “The moment the hotel was attacked, we knew he must be the one …and more » Lamu location:kenya –…
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Lamu port project is alienating coastal communities from Kenya – East African
East African Lamu port project is alienating coastal communities from KenyaEast AfricanThe project reflected the fact that, as the crow flies, Lamu is closer to the capital than Mombasa. But while the idea appeared to make sense at the time, it certainly does not now — at least not in its present form. Viewed from…