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Suspected militants kill one, torch nine houses in flood-hit Lamu county

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A 62-year-old man was killed and nine houses were set on fire in Marafa village, Lamu County, in fresh attacks by suspected militants on Saturday.

The villagers, who were already facing the threat of floods, had to flee their homes and seek shelter at a nearby primary school.

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