Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i now says the curfew imposed on Lamu County in January this year is due for review after security situation in the county improved.

Matiang’i, who is set to meet with security chiefs from the region in Mombasa, had declared four divisions within Lamu West and Lamu Central sub-counties as ‘disturbed areas’ and ordered the deployment of special security units to the area following attacks that claimed at least seven lives and the evictions of many families.

“We will review the actions we took in Lamu to see if we can lift the curfew if life (in the County) has become normal,” the CS said.

The CS said the government had ramped up security along the Kenyan coastline and in other water bodies in the country as part of the preparations for the general election.

Matiang’i said the levels of security preparedness had been raised in response to the challenges posed by the election season.

He further urged Kenyans to be on the lookout for potential criminals hiding in political campaigns to perpetrate illegal acts.

“The challenges of terrorism are with us and from time to time, we have to be conscious of what we do and who is near us, especially in this season of politics,” he said.