Kenya’s Lamu Port was meant to deliver great things. But, as the story of local fishermen shows, it hasn’t: A container ship docks at the Lamu Port in Kenya. Dihoff Mukoto/AFP via Getty Images For nearly two decades, successive Kenyan governments have promoted mega infrastructure projects as a pathway to development. The Lamu Port has …
Five reasons why militants are targeting Kenya’s Lamu county: US marines take part in the joint military exercises with the Kenyan Army near Lamu, Kenya. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images The frequency of terrorist attacks within Kenya’s Lamu County on the border with Somalia has been alarming. Frequent kidnappings there were the ostensible reason Kenya …
Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question: The first container ship to dock in the new Lamu Port Official image from LAPSSET Kenya’s newest mega infrastructure project, the Lamu port, has received its first ship. Jan Bachmann and Benard Musembi – who study the environmental, socio-economic and security dynamics along the …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 350 of “Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu” (1897) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: throughunknownaf00smit Title: Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Smith, Arthur Donaldson, 1866-1939 Günther, Albert …