He made the remarks on Thursday during the official opening of the Lamu County Commissioner's Office in Mokowe. Present were Cabinet Secretaries Kindiki Kithure, Aisha Jumwa, Salim Mvurya, Governor Issa Timamy (Lamu), Abdulswamad Nassir (Mombasa), MPs Ruweida Obbo (Lamu East), Stanley Muthama (Lamu West), and Joseph Githuku (Lamu County). She cautioned Coast region counties against engaging in protests saying the people are only interested in development programmes that will lift them out of poverty. Timamy said the people of Lamu County have steered clear of opposition protests saying "it is not the right way of addressing the high cost of living". Githuku said the people of Lamu County do not approve of the opposition's anti-government protests saying they support the government.

Source: The Star July 28, 2023 08:05 UTC