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Lamu residents block Muthaura from Lapsset site, demand payout

Lamu County Governor Issa Timamy (left) consults with the chairman of the LAPSET Board Francis Muthaura (right) after residents of Kililana village in lamu county blocked the road leading to the new Lamu port as they were protesting that the government is yet to compensate them for their land. [Photo by Paul Gitau./STANDARD]
  Lamu County Governor Issa Timamy (left) consults with the chairman of the LAPSET Board Francis Muthaura (right) after residents of Kililana village in lamu county blocked the road leading to the new Lamu port as they were protesting that the government is yet to compensate them for their land. [Photo by Paul Gitau./STANDARD]

Lamu, Kenya: Residents of Kililana in Lamu County on Thursday blocked a senior official from visiting the proposed site for the Lamu port over delayed compensation for their land.

Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor project board Chairman Francis Muthaura’s entourage could not access the site for almost an hour as locals claimed a new list of claimants to the payout was in circulation.

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