Why Lamu, the Promised Land is no longer at ease

Kenya Police Reservists at Pandanguo village after the attacks. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD]

Lamu, Kenya:  Little was known of Mpeketoni before the gory, mercenary like attacks of June 15. But to locals, Mpeketoni is the Canaan, the Promised Land.

The land puzzles newcomers, while it soothes the locals. Travelling on Malindi, Lamu road, the scenery is of dry land inhabited by shrubs, where crop cannot do well. But suddenly, as you approach Mpeketoni, the landscape changes; the shrubs graduate to green, healthy crop.