No meat for Kilifi residents as 17 slaughter houses shut down
Kilifi,KENYA: There will be no meat for Kilifi county residents at least for now following an outbreak of Rift Valley fever. So far, 17 slaughterhouses in Malindi and Magarini Sub-counties have been shut down over health fears. Kilifi County executive for Livestock and Agriculture, Luciana Jumwa Sanzua urged residents from the affected areas to refrain […]
Kilifi women want ban on Mogoka as their men fail in bedroom duty
Kilifi, KENYA: Women in Kilifi County are calling for the abolishing of khat (Mogoka) business, citing bad side effects to their husbands and children. Newly rolled out Kilifi Mums women group held the mantle of protests against the sale and use of Mogoka in the county. Speaking during a press briefing in one of the […]
Why MP Aisha Jumwa wants rapists genitals chopped off
Kilifi,KENYA:Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa wants the genitals of all rapists chopped off. Jumwa says this is due to the rising cases of rape and child defilement Kilifi county which she blames for the increase in early pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Speaking in Kilifi during the launch of Kilifi Mums Women Group on […]
Owen Baya seeks CID’s intervention in disputed Giriama ranch
Kilifi,KENYA:Kilifi North MP Owen Baya has officially made a report to the Criminal Investigation Department over the auction of the disputed Giriama Ranch. The auction of the 66,000 acre piece of land in Bamba, Ganze Sub-county is scheduled for the 6th of August 2018. This comes after an intention by Garam Investments auctioneers to auction the […]
Panic grips Giriama Ranch residents over auction notice
Thousands of residents in Kilif county are in a panic mode after it was confirmed that Giriama ranch is set to be auctioned next month. Following a public notice by Garam Investments Auctioneers on 23rd July 2018, the residents are living in fear that they might lose the sixty six thousands acre land. Earlier on the […]
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 […]
Shock in Kilifi as man caught taking selfies with bleeding corpse
Kilifi,KENYA:A man in Chumani village Kilifi County on Saturday shocked many after he was caught taking selfies with a bleeding corpse. The corpse was that of an elderly man who had been stoned by an irate mob on suspicions of participating in a black magic oath taking ceremony. According to the Chumani assistant Chief Lawrence […]
Kingi accused of dictatorship
Kilifi, KENYA: Activists in Kilifi County have vowed to demonstrate against the re-submission of Alio Ibrahim Adan to the county assembly for re-vetting. Alio was rejected by the County assembly in May when his report was not adopted by the house. Earlier this week, a letter dated 11th July 2018, written by Kilifi County Secretary […]
Kilifi boda boda riders disrupt Kingi’s meeting to protest rising crime
Kilifi,KENYA:Hundreds of boda boda riders on Thursday disrupted a meeting chaired by Kilifi governor Amason Kingi to protest against the rising cases of insecurity in the area. The boda boda riders stormed the meeting that being held at Ukombozi village in the outskirts of Kilifi town where Kilifi governor Amason Kingi was issuing allotment letters […]
Mtomondoni residents, schools in fear after an eviction notice by tycoons
Kilifi, KENYA: More than thirty thousand people among them pupils and students in Mtomondoni Primary and Secondary schools in Mtwapa, Kilifi South are facing eviction. It is alleged that more than ten tycoons are demanding the 108-acre piece of land and have given the community up to August this year to pay them an unstated […]