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Striking similarity in Lamu raids linked to festering feuds over land

Kenya defence forces while on patrol in Lamu after the dusk to dawn curfew was ordered. [Jane Mugambi, Standard]

The June 25 attacks in the two villages of Lamu West that claimed the lives of 11 people are strikingly similar to multiple attacks that started in the area in 2014.

Locals describe the killings as a "copy-cat" version of the carnage in 2014 and 2015 in the same constituency that saw the killing of 68 people.

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