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Lamu: Swahili town that is E. Africa’s wellness capital

Lamu Island. It is a significant centre for education in Islamic and Swahili culture, and celebrates the annual Maulid and Lamu Cultural Festival (held on January 3-7 this year). PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Jamal Harsam

What you need to know:

  • It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose splendour spreads to Manda and Shela beaches.
  • Once among the most important of trade centres in the East Africa, Lamu has exercised religious and cultural influence on the region.

“Lamu is a place I would be interested in visiting (again). It is top on my list. I went there with Michelle after our engagement and I remember taking the dhow to fish, and cooking the fish right at the beach, it was remarkable.”

These are the words of President Barack Obama during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Nairobi mid last year.

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