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Homes set ablaze in Lamu attack, KDF begins search for militia in forest

A man inspects a food store that attackers broke into before stealing foodstuff and setting it ablaze. [PHOTO: PAUL GITAU/STANDARD]

LAMU COUNTY: Tension is high in Ras Kitau area, Lamu County, following an arson attack on homes and business premises on Sunday night.

This came as the Kenya Defence Forces intensified strikes inside Boni forest in search of militiamen behind recent massacres in the region that have claimed close to 100 lives.

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