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Coastal Kenya leaders: End Lamu County curfew or else...

Coast leaders from left Abu Chiaba (Lamu Senator), Khatib Mwashetani (Lunga Lunga MP) and Hassan Joho (Mombasa Governor) join a dance on Saturday evening along Lamu Island Seafront [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

Coast politicians have threatened to rally masses to defy the dusk-to-down curfew imposed in Lamu County by Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo in July. The curfew has been extended to Christmas Eve.

Local leaders in the Lamu archipelago say the curfew has destroyed the fishing and tourism economy as fishermen only make good catches at night.

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