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The agony of Lamu widows: Abandoned by State and their families

Lucy Wathumu. Her husband was among scores of villagers butchered by assailants in Mpeketoni, Lamu County. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Tears flow freely down the face of Jane Wambui as she narrates how her husband was killed in 2014.

Wambui's husband, Jeremiah Kimondo, was among scores of villagers butchered by assailants in Mpeketoni, Lamu County, on June 16, 2014.

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