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Environmentalists warn climate change is draining Lamu’s fish stocks
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 15, 2025

Rising sea temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns are being blamed for pushing fish into deeper waters and disrupting traditional fishing gro...

Lamu fishermen decry harassment, accuse government of unfair fishing rules
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 07, 2025

Lamu East MP Captain Ruweida Obo voiced concern that fishermen in Faza, Pate, Siyu and Kizingitini were far more likely to be apprehended than foreign...

New concrete ladder brings safety, efficiency in boat docking in Lamu’s Shanga village
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 01, 2025

While the structure has only just been launched, it is already being hailed as a long-overdue solution, one that may finally bring relief to hundreds...

Why fishermen in Lamu are quitting the trade despite catching tonnes of fish
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 03, 2025

The county has more than 40 landing sites but all of them are at risk of being grabbed by private developers as they lack proper documentation to help...

Lamu fishermen to receive Sh1.1b compensation as KPA completes verification
Christopher Ghele  |  May 08, 2024

The payment comes a few weeks after the Court of Appeal in Malindi directed that the parties involved conduct a verification exercise of the ineligibl...

LAPSSET: Lamu governor pushes for quicker compensation of fishermen
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 06, 2024

Following a six-year delay, the fishermen will now begin receiving their compensation, but the governor noted that more than 200 of them had yet to si...

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