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| Kenya: Governor charged with terrorism over Lamu attack | Kenya: Governor charged with terrorism over Lamu attack |
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| A Kenyan governor has been charged with terrorism and murder over attacks near Lamu in which scores were killed. | A Kenyan governor has been charged with terrorism and murder over attacks near Lamu in which scores were killed. |
| Issa Timamy, a regional governor, is the first high profile politician to be charged over the killings near the coastal town of Mpeketoni. | |
| He faces multiple counts of murder, incitement and forceful evictions. | He faces multiple counts of murder, incitement and forceful evictions. |
| The Kenyan president has blamed the attacks on political networks, despite the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, claiming responsibility. | The Kenyan president has blamed the attacks on political networks, despite the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, claiming responsibility. |
| Most of the dead were ethnic Kikuyus, like the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Non-Muslims were singled out to be killed. | |
| Opposition parties have disputed Mr Kenyatta's claim that political networks were behind the killings. | |
| Mr Timamy belongs to a political affiliate of Mr Kenyatta's governing Jubilee coalition. | |
| He will remain in police custody until 30 June, while investigations continue. |