Plans for the long-awaited compensation for the affected fishers during the construction of the first three berths of the Port of Lamu have been finalised. Compensation shall commence once the fisher folks provide the bank account details and their lawyers have executed the consent letter required to be filed in court, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) management says. Last week, the Lamu Port South Suda Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project chairpersons' committee met and approved the recommendations made by the Fishermen Compensation Task Force earlier this month. A total of 4, 734 fishers shall be compensated the awarded amount of Sh 1.76 billion ( Sh1, 760, 424,000). The final list of fishers to receive compensation was arrived at and was signed by the BMU leadership and the Lamu County government.

Source: The Star May 31, 2021 00:56 UTC