This archive report was first published on 5 January 2020.
On January 5, 2020, a botched attack by Al Shaabab militants at Simba army base in Lamu County led to the temporary closure of Lamu Civilian Airstrip.
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However, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has since lifted the closure, allowing normal operations to resume.
According to KCAA boss Gilbert Kibe, the temporary closure was lifted after the early morning incident in Lamu County.
"KCAA wishes to notify aviation stakeholders and members of the public that after the early morning incident in Lamu County, the temporary closure of Lamu Civilian Airstrip operated by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has been lifted allowing for normal operations to resume," Kibe said in a statement.
Earlier, all passenger flights to Lamu had been cancelled following the closure of the airstrip.
