Not far from the coast of Kenya in the iridescent Indian Ocean lies an island called Lamu, very much the same as it was a thousand years ago. Since time out of mind, Lamu has been a bustling entrépot ...

This year’s annual Lamu Cultural Festival lived up to its billing, with revellers turning up in their thousands to sample the best of the archipelago’s culture and dishes. The final day of the event ...

Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, ...

Outcry over the replacement of local artefacts with Omani historical and cultural exhibits in Lamu museum.[Maarufu Mohamed/Standard] The removal of artefacts belonging to Lamu’s native communities ...

The last time I set foot in Lamu, in the era of our third President, the island felt less like a destination and more like a living archive of memory. I went there to pay tribute to Mwana Kupona binti ...

With its glorious old town, "spectacular" beaches and "laid-back" atmosphere, the Kenyan island of Lamu is one of the world's most bewitching places. I first visited as a "scruffy backpacker" in 1992, ...

With every step, the sandy ground under my feet crunches with the sound of discarded plastic. Flimsy shopping bags hang from the branches of skinny trees like colorful bunting, and empty champagne ...

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