58-year-old arrested for defiling minor in Kwale
Kwale, KENYA: Police in Kwale County have arrested a man accused of defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The 58-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Musihi Musya is set to be arraigned in Kwale law courts on charges of child defilement. The suspect is alleged to have defiled the minor on several instances before making her […]
Drama in Kwale assembly as MCAs block speaker from opening house
Kwale, KENYA: All did not started well for Kwale County assembly speaker Sammy Ruwa who was supposed to officially open the assembly proceedings on Tuesday before a section of MCAs barred him from gaining entry to the house. Drama ensued after the MCAs led by the assembly majority leader Raia Mkungu closed the main entrance […]
Hoteli ya kifahari ya Leopard beach,Ukunda yachomeka
Mali ya thamani isiyojulikana imeteketea baada ya moto kuzuka usiku wa kuamkia jumatatu katika hoteli ya kifahari ya leopard beach huko Diani kaunti ya kwale . Moto huo ulizuka mwendo wa saa tatu unusu usiku katika jengo moja la hoteli hiyo kisha kusambaa kwa kasi katika majengo mengine matano ya hoteli hiyo. OCPD wa Msambweni Joseph Chebusit amesema […]
Fireworks party turns tragic after hotel catches fire
Kwale, KENYA: At least 5 blocks, each with 20 rooms, and belongings of unknown value were on Sunday night reduced to ashes after a fire broke out at Leopard beach hotel in Diani, Kwale county. According to Kwale County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo, the inferno which started at around 10pm also razed down the neighboring cottages […]
Kwale cane farmers want Kiscol to pay sh 8m debt
Kwale,KENYA: 200 cane farmers in Kwale County wants Kwale International sugar company (Kiscol) to pay up over sh 8 million debt it owes them. The farmers said Kiscol failed to pay them in 2018 despite supplying the company with sugarcane. Speaking in journalists in Lungalunga, the farmers claimed that the company stopped paying them their […]
Kwale court acquits 17 youths arrested for planning to join Al Shabaab
Kwale, KENYA: 17 youths among them two women linked to terror group Al-shabaab were on Monday acquitted by a Kwale law court due to lack of sufficient evidence. The 17 aged between 18 and 28 years were arrested by police on January 28, 2019 at Samburu area in Kinango sub-county. The suspects were charged with […]
Hybrid coconuts set to revolutionize farming at the coast
Kwale, KENYA: Coconut farming in the Coast is set to take a new shape following the launch of the first hybrid coconut which will be planted in the region for the first time. The pilot project which is spearheaded by Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) seeks to improve and increase the production of […]
Government to revamp national parks
The government through the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is planning to transform national parks in the country. Speaking in Kwale County during the ongoing Coast Tourism stakeholders conference, Tourism CS Najib Balala said they have already identified 10 park to start with. “We have a clear strategy of how we are going to transform […]
Activists threaten to turn Mvurya’s office into a toilet
Kwale, KENYA: Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya might soon be forced to relocate from his office if environmental activists carry on with their threat of defecating inside his office. The team spearheading a tunye wapi campaign (where should we relieve ourselves?) threatened to relieve themselves inside Mvurya’s office to decry lack of toilets. Led by Mahamood Baro, the activists say […]
PS blames environmental pollution for derailed tourism
Kwale, KENYA: Principal Secretary for the state department of tourism Joe Okudo has cited environmental pollution and lack of investments as factors derailing the growth of tourism industry. The PS expressed concerns over the failure by stakeholders to address the changing tastes and preferences for tourists touring the different beach destinations at the coast. “We […]