ANC Party Leader and Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy, hosted H.E President William Ruto in Lamu on Thursday to launch the second phase of KEMFSED grants for community projects grants worth over Sh520 million to improve the livelihoods of coastal communities at Mokowe in Lamu County.

The grants will benefit 471 groups in Lamu and the four other counties participating in the project: Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale and Tana River counties.

President Ruto presented a cheque of Sh63,294,150 for Lamu directly to representatives of the grassroots groups.