Muslim clerics and residents in Lamu County are calling for peace and unity following the May 13, 2026 killing of Khalid Maka, 33, inside the Jamia Mosque in Faza during midday prayers.

• The fatal stabbing occurred during a dispute over the mosque's management.
• Prominent figures include Muslim scholar and imam Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir and Lamu branch chairperson of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK), Abubakar Shekuwe.
• Clerics identified drug abuse among youth as a major cause of rising violence and insecurity in the region.