Police and medical officials have released the list of victims killed in Sunday’s carnage at a church in Likoni.

Last week was a busy time for me. I was assigned to cover the discovery of a booby-trapped car by the police in Mombasa and tasked to gather as much information about the car bomb, the two suspects arrested and analyse the theories on the possible target and the magnitude of the carnage had the terrorists succeeded in their mission.

“The only sin my wife committed was to go to church to worship God,” lamented Benson Osinya, 42, who has found himself a widower saddled with the burden of raising four sons after his wife, Veronica Atieno Ouma, was killed by terrorists in the Likoni Church attack.

Mombasa town was in a state of shock Tuesday evening following the discovery of a massive car bomb which US and Kenyan anti-terror experts believe was transported into the coastal city to commit what would have been one of the deadliest terrorist acts in Kenya.

The Mombasa county government has taken over collection of parking fees from the Kenya Airport Parking Services (Kaps), which has been managing the service in the city for the last 10 years.

A girls’ secondary school in Kwale County, in which 26 students perished in a dormitory inferno 16 years ago has benefited from a hostel built by the European Union.

Several families in Mombasa have claimed their loved ones caught up in last weekend’s fracas at Musa Mosque are still missing.

Senators have adopted a committee report which proposes the outlawing of Finance Bills adopted by the 47 county assemblies, blamed for the new taxes that have sparked protests in various parts of the country.

Senate will investigate the reasons behind the impeachment of Embu Governor Martin Nyaga Wambora. Senate Deputy Speaker Kembi Gitura insisted yesterday that Wambora should remain in office until the reasons behind his removal are investigated and put to a vote in the House.

Senators have accused governors of being a threat to devolution as the standoff between Senate and Council of Governors intensifies.

CORD leaders have accused the President of abetting corruption by defending the controversial tender for the construction of the standard gauge railway.

The Judiciary in Mombasa is accusing the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) of operating illegal courts, arresting drivers and charging unconstitutional levies at its weighbridges in the Coast region.

Shanzu Senior Resident Magistrate Timothy ole Tanchu was dismissed from the Judiciary after he failed to explain the source of several large deposits made into his bank accounts and his failure to pay tax, according to a vetting report.

ODM leaders at the Coast are geared to fully participate in the party’s national elections despite calls by some for a new political outfit in the region.

“It has ripped the social fabric of our once peaceful region and ushered in a season of religious unrest for this community,” says Nayif Awadh Salim to a cluster of youths listening to him.

The High Court has stopped the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) from recruiting a replacement for its sacked Director of Compliance and Enforcement Benjamin Langwen.

Deputy President William Ruto’s political charm offensive in Coast that has been highly skeptical on the Jubilee administration is nearing a breakthrough following local political leaders’ sudden about-turn on several issues.

Mombasa County used Sh221.6 million more to pay allowances and non-essential expenditure in the first quarter of this financial year without the approval of the Controller of Budget, a report by the office of Controller of Budget indicates.

A cargo crisis is building up in Mombasa, East Africa’s most strategic port, following the crisis in South Sudan.

Four people died on the spot yesterday morning and one was injured in a collision between a matatu and truck on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway at Bangladesh in Changamwe, Mombasa.

The first consignment of subsidised fertiliser targeting the 2014 long rains has hit the market after nine trucks transporting the commodity to rural areas was flagged off.

Debate is raging over the future of the port of Mombasa, with fresh calls from local shipping experts on the Government to privatise the facility.

The rift between Mombasa County and neighbouring counties over the sharing of water resources has widened despite Ministry of Environment efforts to defuse the row.

Footwear trader, City Walk plans to float its shares at Nairobi Stock Exchange to raise requisite capital for its planned expansion to neighbouring countries.

The National Land Commission (NLC) has stopped further evictions of squatters from land that is at the centre of a dispute between locals and a private developer in Kisauni, Mombasa

As Kenya recovers from the Westgate terror attack, fears are emerging over security laxity in highly populated areas in Mombasa mentioned in intelligence reports as likely targets of repeat terror attacks.

Operations at the Mombasa port have been grounded for the third day following power blackouts that have rocked the city since Thursday.

Massive lay-off is looming at Mombasa based Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institution (KEMFRI) as the government moves to cutback wage bills in the country’s research institutions.

The capital markets regulator has stepped up its fight against businessman Jeremiah Kiereini. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) said it will seek temporary orders to bar Kiereini from sitting on boards of publicly listed companies pending an appeal.

Slow Customs clearance procedures continue to impede timely movement of goods destined for the local market, three months since President Uhuru Kenyatta offered direction towards enhancing efficiency at the port of Mombasa.