Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the ...

What comes to mind when you hear of Lamu? Today, many would say insecurity with the number of attacks by Al Shabaab in the area in mind. Before the insecurity tag reared its head though, Lamu was ...

With its glorious old town, "spectacular" beaches and "laid-back" atmosphere, the Kenyan island of Lamu is one of the world's most bewitching places. I first visited as a "scruffy backpacker" in 1992, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. An old building in Lamu.[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Lamu Old Town’s alleys ...

Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, ...

Kenyan engineers have raised concerns over illegal construction and land privatization in part of the Lamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to a statement dated October 16, by the Architectural ...

Not far from the coast of Kenya in the iridescent Indian Ocean lies an island called Lamu, very much the same as it was a thousand years ago. Since time out of mind, Lamu has been a bustling entrépot ...

The stage appears set for a major legal showdown between the Law Society of Kenya, representing the people and businesses of Lamu town, and Kenya’s top cop David Kimaiyo, after the curfew for Lamu h ...

Information about an attack by most likely Somali militants on a police post in Lamu county emerged last night from Kenya that the Mpeketoni police station was apparently overrun, weapons and vehicles ...

Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the ...