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Lapsset to compensate Lamu fishermen with capacity building

Lapsset to compensate Lamu fishermen. (Photo: Courtesy)

About 7,000 fishermen in Lamu County are set to benefit from capacity-building and training as part of a compensation package for those whose trade has been affected by the ongoing construction of the Lamu Port.

Lapsset Corridor Development Authority Director General Sylvester Kasuku, however, ruled out full monetary cash payment to the fishermen disrupted by the dredging exercise.

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