Motorists decry surge in petrol prices
Mombasa, KENYA: Motorists in Mombasa have called for the reduction of fuel prices arguing that it has raised the cost of living in the area. According to them, the rise in prices of fuel witnessed for the past two months has became a great challenge for their job. Speaking to Baraka FM on Thursday,Mohammed Juma […]
Fear grips Jubilee aspirants over direct nominations imposed by party leaders
Kilifi, KENYA: More than 300 Jubilee party aspirants in Kilifi County have expressed fear over direct nominations being imposed by senior party leaders. Speaking during a press conference at Kilifi on Thursday, the aspirants led by Kilifi North constituency and Kilifi county senator aspirants Esther Kache and Professor Chenje Mwachiro respectively, said they of late […]
Disabled children in Kenya deprived of their rights, decry special school teachers
Mombasa, KENYA: Teachers from special unit schools in Mombasa are urging the government to offer equal education opportunities to disabled children in Kenya, as a way of reducing the upsurge of street children in major towns. Gladys Wambua a trained teacher in special education at the Likoni School for the Mentally Handicapped on Wednesday said […]
Students get career advice from regional education fair
Mombasa, KENYA: Students from different high schools in the region have received free career advice from professionals, in the 4th annual Coast region Education Career Fair taking place in Mombasa. Students mostly form threes and fours have gotten the golden opportunity which happens once in every year, to meet and integrate with career advisers from […]
Desperate 22-yr-old willing to sell Kidney to fund university education
Kilifi, KENYA: A 22 year-old boy from Seahorse village in Kilifi North constituency is willing to sell one of his Kidneys at a cost of sh. 2 million in order to fund his university education. Daniel Wanje who scored a mean grade of B+ in the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at Ribe […]
The 4th annual Coast region Education Career kicks off
Mombasa,KENYA:The 4th annual Coast region Education Career Fair kicked off on Wednesday in Mombasa. The two day event being held at the Aga Khan Sports Center, offers opportunity to students, graduates and under graduates, to network with school boards and employers from local, regional, national, and international. Speaking to Baraka FM, event manager Esman Obonyo, […]
Account for public funds, Jubilee leaders to Joho
Mombasa,KENYA:Jubilee leaders in Mombasa have challenged the Mombasa county government to account for the sh. 40 billion received from the national government during their 4 year tenure in office. Addressing journalists at the Jubilee Offices in Mombasa on Tuesday, the jubilee party Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Suleiman Shahbal claimed that there are no tangible development projects that the […]
Marwa cleared in defamation case lodged against him by “Joho’s friend”
Mombasa, KENYA: Mombasa high court on Tuesday ordered the name of Coast Regional coordinator Nelson Marwa struck out of the defamation case lodged against him. Lady Justice Njoki Ndung’u ruled that, during the press conference held on 14th January 2017, at Mombasa police headquarter’s, Mr. Marwa and two senior police officers were dressed in uniform […]
Lamu MP released on a sh.1 Million cash bail over fraud charges
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu West MP Julius Ndegwa Kariuki was on Monday charged in a Mombasa court over the alleged forging of a dead man’s signature to obtain land. Court heard that on 27th February, 2013 Mr.Ndegwa allegedly forged the late Omar Kola Barisa’s signature and obtained 4.5 hectares parcel of land in Hindu area in […]
I am not your wife! President Uhuru tells off governor Joho
Mombasa,KENYA: President Uhuru Kenyatta has strongly told off the Mombasa governor Hassan Joho for attempting to attend the relaunch of the Mtongwe Ferry services without an invitation. The president who was speaking during the event on Monday at the Mtongwe area of Mombasa, said that the governor had a habit of attending launch of government […]