One person was killed and nine houses torched by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Lamu.
The attack happened Saturday night at Marafa and Poromoko in Lamu West sub-county.
According to residents, the assailants who escaped and raided their homes were heavily armed.
The latest attack comes in the wake of heightened operations to address the terror-related menace in the region.
No arrests have been made even as police who appealed for calm launched investigations.