Thousands flock Lamu for annual Maulid festival

A Donkey rider steers his donkey along Lamu Island seafront during last year's annual Lamu maulid festivals (Photo: Courtesy)

Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims from around the world have started arriving for the annual week-long Maulid cultural festival.

According to the festival coordinator Sheikh Mohamed Khitamy of Lamu's  Riadha Mosque, pilgrims have started arriving in the island with some more expected from the Indian Ocean islands of the Comoros, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.