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When a loved one travels to a destination, their family usually awaits assurance that they arrived safely.
For some families in Lamu, that never came. Their loved ones vanished in transit, never to be seen or heard from again.
The families have been left to painfully deal with all manner of rumours and theories as to why their relatives never made it back home.
Three of these families spoke to the Star. They say they will appreciate any effort to be reunited with their loved ones, whether dead or alive.
On June 19, Yassir Ahmed, 43, left Mpeketoni town in Lamu West to visit his mother-in-law. He was heading back to Lamu island in their family car with his wife, son and another individual who had hitched a ride. read more the star.
