Kwale women rep faults Jumwa for disrespecting ODM party
Kwale, KENYA: Kwale county women representative Zuleikha Juma has faulted Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa for disrespecting ODM party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna following an incident where she took away microphone from him during a burial ceremony in Kilifi county. Zuleikha termed the incident as one that was meant to show disrespect as well as tarnish […]
Kwale court detains 17 over links to MRC
17 suspected members of Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) were on Wednesday detained by a Kwale magistrate court for 14 days pending a compilation report by the probation officers. The suspects aged between 40 and 80 years were charged with two counts, one being the incitement to violence and the other involves convening a public meeting at […]
Families affected by extrajudicial killings to get legal aid
Rights group Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) has trained ten lawyers drawn from the six counties of Kwale, Lamu, Tana-River, Mombasa, Kilifi, and Taita-Taveta in a bid to have the family members of victims and survivors of extrajudicial killings seek justice. According to the organization program officer Kelvin Mwangi, the trained lawyers will help to ensure […]
Report on ‘shoddy’ projects to be tabled before Kwale County Assembly
A report based on the state of development projects is set to be tabled before Kwale county assembly by Kwale Civil Society Organization’s (CSO’s) Consortium. The report seeks to scrutinize the legitimacy and nature of the various projects that have been initiated by Kwale county government in different wards in the previous financial years. According […]
Residents move to block eviction on disputed land
The residents of Kanana area in Lungalunga sub-county have opposed plans by the government to displace them to pave way for sugarcane farming by Kwale International Sugar Company Limited (KISCOL). The 100 families affected are set to be relocated to Kidimu area after the government claimed to own the over 5,000 acres of land. Led […]
Kwale youth threaten to demonstrate over arrest of HELB loan defaulters
Kwale, KENYA: A youth movement dubbed Okoa pwani from Kwale county has threatened to hold demonstrations in reaction to the government’s plans to arrest over 74,000 youths said to have defaulted in Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loan repayment. The Msambweni based youth movement has opposed the move by government to have the youths who […]
Number of school going children in Kwale increases
Kwale, KENYA: Public primary schools in Kwale county have recorded a significant rise in the number of children being enrolled following the introduction of school feeding programme by government. According to Kwale county chairman for Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) Chirima Mgallah, enrollment of children has continuously increased due to provision of lunch time […]
4000 residents affected by Mwache dam to be compensated
Kwale, KENYA: Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya has said that over 4000 residents of Kinango sub-county affected by the Mwache multi-purpose water project dam will be compensated and relocated accordingly before the project commences. The county boss who spoke on Wednesday at his Kwale office when he met the World Bank mission and other stakeholders to […]
14 to be charged after fighting over borehole in Kwale
Kwale, KENYA:At least 14 youths suspected to be members of a criminal gang from Mombasa and Kwale counties are set to be arraigned at the Kwale law courts on Tuesday. The youths are being held in police custody awaiting to stand trial in court. Kwale county police commander Tom Odero confirmed that the suspected juvenile gang […]
8 arrested over murder of 70-year-old woman in Kwale
Kwale, KENYA: Police in Kwale County have arrested 8 suspects in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old woman at Mazola village in Kinango sub-county. The deceased identified as Nyamvula Tsuma is believed to have been killed by the suspects on allegations of witchcraft. It was reported that the suspects armed with pangas raided the […]