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Joackim Bwana

Fertiliser prices to remain at Sh2,500 a bag, PS says

Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh has said the fertiliser will be distributed within two weeks and collected at tea trading centers

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Fertiliser prices to remain at Sh2,500 a bag, PS says

Atwoli slams Nassir, Sakaja over filthy cities

Atwoli slams Nassir, Sakaja over filthy cities

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Gachagua wants KTDA to close down loss-making subsidiaries

Gachagua wants KTDA to close down loss-making subsidiaries

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Kalonzo says Ruto exploiting pact with Raila to weaken Azimio

Kalonzo says Ruto exploiting pact with Raila to weaken Azimio

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Naivas opens new store in Mombasa

Naivas Supermarket has opened its 12th store in Mombasa at Nyali, the retailer's 105th outlet in Kenya.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Naivas opens new store in Mombasa

Njeru re-elected KTDA chair amid member protests

Enos Njeru has been re-elected the chairman of the giant Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) in polls conducted under tight police security in Mombasa.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Njeru re-elected KTDA chair amid member protests

Former OCS claims wild animals killed some of Makenzi followers

Some of the followers of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi were killed by wild animals from Chakama Ranch Phase 3, a former senior police officer has told a court in Mombasa.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Former OCS claims wild animals killed some of Makenzi followers

Another blow as court halts Sh7 Fuel Levy increase pending case

Court has stopped the implementation of the Road Levy increase reducing tax by Sh7 saying it was published without adequate public participation

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Another blow as court halts Sh7 Fuel Levy increase pending case

Mudavadi says high debt derailing government agenda

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said high debt service has forced the government to make tight budget adjustments on essential public sector development programs.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Mudavadi says high debt derailing government agenda

Prosecution witness recants statement in Shakahola massacre case

The main prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre trial has recanted her statement to the police and claimed that she lied to the state counsel.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Prosecution witness recants statement in Shakahola massacre case

'Makenzi told followers to starve as family fed'

A 17-year-old girl has narrated how she was picked by her mother from a school in Eldoret and taken to Mombasa to a church linked to controversial pastor Paul Makenzi.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

'Makenzi told followers to starve as family fed'

Hospitals grapple with lack of key drugs and supplies

A dire shortage of essential drugs has hit public health facilities in Mombasa and Kwale counties.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Hospitals grapple with lack of key drugs and supplies

Group petitions Mombasa court to stop road levy

Haki Yetu Organisation says the road levy increase from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre was unconstitutional, illegal, unreasonable, and harsh.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Group petitions Mombasa court to stop road levy

PS assures farmers unsold tea will not affect bonus payout

The bonus payout to farmers will not be affected by tea piling up in the warehouses in Mombasa.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

PS assures farmers unsold tea will not affect bonus payout

Puzzle in rise of birth defects in remote village

According to Kilifi County's 2024/2025 annual development plan on preventive and promotive health services, 4,159 children are born with low birth weight because of low coverage of ANC.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

Puzzle in rise of birth defects in remote village

DPP appeals court ruling to reduce Makenzi's murder charges from 191 to 12

Makenzi and 29 others are charged with the alleged murder of 191 people, mostly children, inside the Shakahola forest in Malindi, Kilifi county.

By Marion Kithi and Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

DPP appeals court ruling to reduce Makenzi's murder charges from 191 to 12

Witnesses: How Makenzi lured victims to death

Makenzi and 94 others have been charged with terrorism and radicalization following the death of over 400 people.

By Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

Witnesses: How Makenzi lured victims to death

World Bank, Sote Hub supports 40 startups in Sh70m innovation program

Forty innovative startups across the country will receive a Sh70 million grant from Sote Hub and the World Bank to strengthen Kenya's Innovation Ecosystem (SKIES).

By Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

World Bank, Sote Hub supports 40 startups in Sh70m innovation program

Gachagua throws NIS boss under the bus, says he failed Ruto

In an unprecedented escalation of political tensions, Gachagua criticised Haji for the Tuesday anti-government protests.

By Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

Gachagua throws NIS boss under the bus, says he failed Ruto

Coast leaders uneasy ahead of muguka talks

If their case to ban the stimulant is rejected, Coast leaders said they will launch a campaign against muguka in the six counties.

By Benard Sanga and Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

Coast leaders uneasy ahead of muguka talks

Boost as Rwanda's tea giant trades through Mombasa auction

Rwandan tea giant Kibeho Garden Mark has started selling its leaves through the Mombasa Tea Auction.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Boost as Rwanda's tea giant trades through Mombasa auction

Fighting Fistula: Finding healing after devastating birth injuries

According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 3,000 new fistula cases are recorded annually in Kenya, but only 7.5 percent of affected women have access to medical care.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Fighting Fistula: Finding healing after devastating birth injuries

Coast lawmakers decline to meet Linturi on muguka ban

The MPs threatened to use violent means to stop the stimulant from entering their counties, including burning lorries ferrying the crop.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Coast lawmakers decline to meet Linturi on muguka ban

Nassir alleges state cruelty over muguka ban

Through an executive order, Nassir banned the entry, distribution, sale, and consumption of muguka or its products within Mombasa.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Nassir alleges state cruelty over muguka ban

Striking clinical officers demand permanent jobs, risk allowance

Kuco national chairman Peterson Wachira said the 700 clinicians who are on their 58th day of strike will not relent until they get the Sh1 billion health risk allowance.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Striking clinical officers demand permanent jobs, risk allowance

From plastic to desks: Mombasa youth-owned start ups feted for turning trash to cash

Twende Eco Green has produced over 20 eco-desks to be supplied to a school in Elgeyo Marakwet County.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

From plastic to desks: Mombasa youth-owned start ups feted for turning trash to cash

Accountants oppose new tax on bread, motor vehicles in Finance Bill 2024

ICPAK says the proposal to reclassify the supply of ordinary bread from zero-rated to standard-rated will increase the price of bread which is a staple food for most Kenyans.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Accountants oppose new tax on bread, motor vehicles in Finance Bill 2024

Wetang'ula asks ICPAK to advise MPs on budgeting

Speaker Moses Wetang'ula asked the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to guide the Committee on Finance and National Planning on the implications of the proposed tax measures.

By Joackim Bwana 5 months ago

Wetang'ula asks ICPAK to advise MPs on budgeting

You cannot silence Raila over support for AU post, Kalonzo tells Kenya Kwanza

Kalonzo urged President William Ruto to declare the floods a national disaster and allocate funds to help the affected families across the country.

By Joackim Bwana 6 months ago

You cannot silence Raila over support for AU post, Kalonzo tells Kenya Kwanza

Coast on high alert as cyclone Hidaya weakens after landfall

KMD boss David Gikungu said the Kenyan Coast will not feel the impact of the cyclone as earlier anticipated.

By Philip Mwakio, Patrick Beja and Joackim Bwana 6 months ago

Coast on high alert as cyclone Hidaya weakens after landfall

Women fault church over silence on GBV cases increase

Wolap Kenya Patron Evangeline Karimi said the church has been conspicuously silent over rising cases of murder of women.

By Joackim Bwana 6 months ago

Women fault church over silence on GBV cases increase

Complaints over high cost, charging of electric vehicles

High prices and maintenance costs are the biggest hindrance to the country's transition from fuel to electric-powered vehicles, say transport stakeholders.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Complaints over high cost, charging of electric vehicles

Port of Lamu receives ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4b

The three ultra-modern ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4 billion that will boost the operations at the second commercial port.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Port of Lamu receives ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4b

Mudavadi: State agencies favour monopolies that keep high prices

PCS Musalia Mudavadi says some have made it extremely difficult for competition to thrive in the country by protecting particular players.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Mudavadi: State agencies favour monopolies that keep high prices

Mining budget jumps to Sh4b as counties get Sh6.9b in royalties

The government has increased the mining budget from Sh136 million to Sh4 billion as the industry seeks to distribute Sh6.9 billion in mining royalties to 32 counties.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Mining budget jumps to Sh4b as counties get Sh6.9b in royalties

Mvurya urges varsities to offer mining, blue economy courses

Mvurya said that there is a challenge in expertise for geo-survey and ground truthing, sampling and testing of minerals.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Mvurya urges varsities to offer mining, blue economy courses

Agency accuses lawyers of failure to remit clients money

NLAS said they have received numerous complaints from accident victims accusing their lawyers of going silent on the court awards.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Agency accuses lawyers of failure to remit clients money

Patients struggle with huge medical bills amidst doctors' strike

A human rights organisation has raised concerns over the exorbitant medical bills patients face at private hospitals following the ongoing doctors' strike.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Patients struggle with huge medical bills amidst doctors' strike

KNCHR faults state over Shakahola massacre probe

The government has been criticized for the slow and opaque manner it has been investigating the Shakahola massacre tragedy.

By Joackim Bwana and Marion Kithi 7 months ago

KNCHR faults state over Shakahola massacre probe

Court dismisses Anne Njeri's Sh17b diesel claim against KPC

Judge says diesel consignment never arrived and was not aboard motor tanker. He says cargo the claimant and defendants were fighting over was not the same.

By Joackim Bwana 7 months ago

Court dismisses Anne Njeri's Sh17b diesel claim against KPC

Joho: I'm most devoted, deserve to succeed Raila

Hassan Joho now says he deserves to take over the party due to his devotion.

By Joackim Bwana 8 months ago

Joho: I'm most devoted, deserve to succeed Raila

Governor Nassir summoned over contempt in multi-billion property suit

The High Court in Mombasa has summoned Mombasa Governor Abdul Swamad Nassir to appear in court to show cause why he should not be committed to six months in jail

By Joackim Bwana 8 months ago

Governor Nassir summoned over contempt in multi-billion property suit

Coast politicians engage in blame game over failure to address deadly addictions

The renewed war against drug barons has ignited a fierce debate at the Coast with MPs accusing each other of doing nothing to end the scourge.

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Joackim Bwana 8 months ago

Coast politicians engage in blame game over failure to address deadly addictions

KPC loses Upper Hill land to Judiciary

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has lost a claim to an acre of land in Upper Hill Nairobi after the High Court ruled that it belonged to the Judiciary

By Joackim Bwana 8 months ago

KPC loses Upper Hill land to Judiciary

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