Lamu Shifta war squatters want relocation plan halted
Squatters who are victims of the 1960s Shifta war during a meeting on Lamu Island on April 4, 2019. They have rejected a plan by the Lamu County government to resettle them. PHOTO | KALUME KAZUNGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Lamu East was worst hit by the Shifta war of 1960s.
In July 2018, the county government started plans to resettle at least 20,000 squatters.
The Shifta war victims accused the county and national governments of neglecting them.
Over 5,000 squatters in Lamu who were displaced from their land during the Shifta war in the 1960s have rejected a plan by the county government to resettle them and want the ongoing land surveys stopped immediately.
Lamu East was worst hit by the Shifta war with villages like Kiunga, Ishakani, Mvundeni, Mwambore, Rubu, Mkokoni, Kiwayu and Ashuwei bearing the brunt.
