Africa Business Radio

A night curfew has been declared in parts of Lamu County as security forces kicked off a major operation following the killings of 7 people. The curfew was declared Wednesday by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi who listed affected areas as Mukunumbi, Witu, Mpeketoni, and Hindi. Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has since said the attack was linked to land disputes and other motives. Police said the assailants stabbed and beheaded a local elder and razed his home, and shot dead another man whose body was found on a roadside nearby.