The government has disbursed a consignment of relief food to Ishakani residents in Lamu who fled their village following an al Shabaab raid on January 14. The residents fled after the over 100 militants assembled them and forced them to listen to their radicalized summons for over an hour. Read: One killed, cops injured after suspected al Shabaab attack Lamu busesThey vowed not to go back home until enough police and military officers are deployed. The food arrived in the county late last week, shortly after the affected residents had appealed for food. Also read: Three dead after al Shabaab attack in LamuHowever, the county commissioner stated that only those who will have returned back to their village in Ishakani shall benefit from the relief food aid.

Source: The Star January 21, 2018 11:26 UTC