Petition seeking Mombasa County to control KPA referred to CJ Maraga
Mombasa, KENYA: Mombasa High Court has referred a petition seeking to have the Port of Mombasa managed by Mombasa county government to the Chief Justice David Maraga. Justice Erick Ogola said that the petition filed by William Ramogi, Asha Omar and Gerald Kiti raised substantial questions of law which needed an odd number of judges […]
Were deadly flying snakes spotted in Kilifi?
Mombasa,KENYA:Over the past few hours the internet has been awash with a circular warning people against visiting the Boabob Sea Lodge in Kilifi over the presence of flying snakes. The memo purporting to have been written by the KWS director Kilifi county was warning a certain vice chancellor against visiting the resort on 22nd July […]
Why you need to be careful when crossing Nyali Bridge
Mombasa, KENYA: If you usually cross the Nyali Bridge at night then you should be extra careful. Several people have reported being attacked and robbed by a group of young boys bearing knives. According to victims, the boys hide in the bushes that are at both ends of the bridge to wait for their prey, […]
Lamu raises red flag on increased new TB infections
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu county has raised alarm over the increased cases of new Tuberculosis-TB infections in Lamu has gone up in the last few months. This is according to the County TB coordinator Abdulkadir Zubeir. Speaking in his office on Tuesday,Zubeir said 161 fresh TB cases were discovered in Lamu town alone in the single […]
Kwale Sugar ordered to empty leaking dam
Kwale,KENYA:The Kwale international sugar company has been ordered to empty a dam that has been leaking to avert a tragedy. The Mkurudumzi dam which is currently holding 2.3 million cubic metres of water has been leaking causing panic among local area residents. The order was given when the Water Resources Management Authority’s officials inspected the […]
66% of the impounded sugar contaminated, Munya
Nairobi,KENYA:The Government is set to burn 66 percent of the contraband sugar that failed to meet Kenya Bureau of standards (KEBS) threshold after laboratory tests were conducted. Addressing members of the press in Nairobi on Monday, Trade, industrial and cooperative cabinet Secretary Peter Munya alluded that, after the Multi-agency committee (MAC) that was established by […]
Relief for mothers with high risk pregnancies in Mombasa
Mombasa, KENYA: Women with high-risk pregnancies will now not have to look for treatment in other counties following the opening of a new Maternal High Dependency Unit at the Coast General Hospital. The new unit has 8 fully equipped beds that will allow doctors and other physicians to attend to women with high-risk pregnancies and […]
Roaming cheetah and buffaloes cause tension in Ganze
Kilifi,KENYA:Tension is high in Madamani and Mwaeba villages of Ganze Sub-county after a cheetah ate five goats on Friday and three buffaloes were spotted roaming in Mwaeba on Saturday. Residents of the areas raised concerns over their lives and that of their livestock, citing laxity from the Kenya Wildlife Services. On Saturday last week, residents […]
IEBC to kickoff countrywide voter registration exercise
Nairobi,KENYA:The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC, is planning to kick off a countrywide voter registration exercise. In a briefing to county election managers on Monday, the commission’s chair Wafula Chebukati has said the aim of the exercise is to increase the number of registered voters by three percent. “Continuous Voter Registration is a statutory […]