abstract:Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town. The island is now linked by ferry to Lamu and is home to Manda Airport, while Manda Toto island lies to its west.
And on October 1, pirates made another cross-border raid, this time snatching a French woman in her 60s from the holiday home on MandaIsland where she lived for part of the year.