Duale shelves 2/3 Gender Bill
Nairobi,KENYA: Parliament on Wednesday failed to vote on the 2/3 Gender bill. Majority leader Aden Duale instead shelved the bill until 2019, saying it needed more lobbying. The bill needed 233 Mps to pass into law. Duale who sponsored the bill, alleged that some Mps failed to show up in parliament for the vote. He […]
Joho and Waititu rank as poorest performing governors
Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and his Kiambu counterpart Ferdinand Waititu have been ranked as some of the poorest performing county bosses by residents of their counties. According to the latest Trends and insights for Africa (TIFA) Report, Governor Joho scored a grade C of 51 percent a drop from the previous report where he scored 53 […]
Man killed over Mkokoteni theft in Malindi
Kilifi, KENYA: A man has been killed by an angry mob in Malindi on theft allegations. The incident occured at Furunzi village in the outskirts of Malindi town on Wednesday. Karisa Kaingu,26, who hails from the aforementioned village is alleged to have stolen the cart from one of the area residents. Acting chief of Malindi […]
Lamu clerics move to have police bosses transferred
Lamu, KENYA: The Council of elders and clerics in Lamu County has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to transfer all security bosses from the region on grounds of corruption and endless harassment of the public. The elders say the security bosses are directly responsible for the bad blood and poor cooperation between security officers […]
County to blame over lack of order in public beaches,Hoteliers
Mombasa, KENYA: Mombasa hoteliers are faulting the county government for the lack of order in public beaches. Speaking to Baraka FM Sam Ikwaye on Wednesday, the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) Coast branch executive officer said the county government is letting them down by not coming up with policies that will restore security, order, […]
Lamu to reclaim fish landing sites in bid to improve dying sector
Lamu, KENYA: The county government of Lamu plans to reclaim and improve fish landing sites in the region as a way to revive the now dwindling fishing sector. Fishing is a major economic earner for Lamu County after tourism both of which have suffered immensely under the weight of insecurity caused by Al Shabaab attacks […]
200 students joining form one to benefit from scholarship
Mombasa, KENYA:200 new students from Kwale county and Likoni sub-county who recently sat for their KCPE will be sponsored to join form one in 2019. This is under the Base Titanium scholarship and education programmes. Mr. Juma Lumumba, the community Life Skills Superintendent at Base Titanium said the programme is in line with the big […]