Government has ordered thirty-days dusk to dawn curfew in parts of Lamu County affected by insecurity.
In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said the curfew follows the recent surge of terror attacks in the region.
The affected areas in Lamu West Sub County are Mukunumbi Division, Majembeni location, Ndamwe Location, Mkunumbi Location; Witu Division, Pandanguo Location, Binde Warinde location 2, Witu location, Hamasi Location, Mpeketoni Division; Bomani Location, Pongwe Location, Mpeketoni Location, Bahari Location and Mapenya Location.
In Lamu Central Subcounty, Hindi location in Hindi Division was affected.
“In accordance with Section 106 (1) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, the National Security Council has declared the following parts of Lamu County as Disturbed Areas and ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew for a period of Thirty (30) days
effective Wednesday January 5th, 2022,” read the statement.
This comes after incidences of criminal attacks that has led to the loss of seven innocent lives in Widho Sub-location, Majembeni Location.
The attacks have also occasioned the destruction of private property and unsettled residents in the affected and surrounding areas.
The National Security Council (NSC) has directed the immediate deployment of a multi-agency security team to mop-up illegal firearms and activities in the affected areas.
“Residents in the Disturbed Areas are requested to cooperate with the Security agencies and to share information on suspicious persons and activities,” read the statement.
