Located about 40km north of Lamu is a tropical paradise, complete with swaying palm trees, striated blue green waters, and white powder sand beaches. It boasts the Kiunga National Marine Reserve, containing all manner of aquatic life, including sharks, eels, rays, turtles and fish. But this tourist Mecca is missing one crucial element – the tourists. After a British woman was kidnapped and her husband murdered at a resort in 2011, holidaymakers have chosen to book their trips elsewhere.
