In 2005, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the National Museums of Kenya, from where he resigned in 2012 to venture into politics.

Former Governor Issa Timamy unveiled a Hindi Orphanage Center built at cost of Sh17 million.

[4] Al-Kheir foundation, an invited friend and partner of the Governor, is a humanitarian organization based in the UK.

The Founder and president of the foundation, Imam Qasim Ahmad, said they will build 28 modern houses and furnish them.

[5] The former Governor has also branded Lamu as an Island of festivals, as a move to revive the tourism industry and since then, there has been an increase of visitors through airport arrivals.