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School where drug addicts, child molesters roam freely

Located at Mla Leo, Kisauni, the school is smack within the ‘territory’ of the blood thirsty Wakali Wao gang who terrorise teachers and students alike.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

School where drug addicts, child molesters roam freely

Slain terror suspect worked for Mombasa County Government

Slain terror suspect worked for Mombasa County Government

By Linah Benyawa and Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

How arsonists fooled police in Malindi school

How arsonists fooled police in Malindi school

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Mombasa woman shot as boda boda operators clash with police

Mombasa woman shot as boda boda operators clash with police

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Beware of ‘mchele’ in pubs, this is how they spike your drink

For the families of Hannah Magiri, 20, and John Mbugua, 30, their fresh graves with sprouting flowers evoke bitter memories of their cruel deaths.

By Mwangi Muraguri and Ishaq Jumbe 8 years ago

Beware of ‘mchele’ in pubs, this is how they spike your drink

Confessions of hardened 'mchele' woman who spikes with no regrets

When we meet Cindy (not her real name) at Mama Ngina recreational park, she brags about her conquests.

By Mwangi Muraguri and Ishaq Jumbe 8 years ago

Confessions of hardened 'mchele' woman who spikes with no regrets

Mombasa Governor Joho meets MCAs over continued assembly chaos

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has called on his allies to strike a deal with their opponents to end an impasse at the assembly.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Mombasa Governor Joho meets MCAs over continued assembly chaos

IEBC chair pleads with coalitions to spare team

Embattled electoral body chairman Isaack Hassan has pleaded with Jubilee and CORD coalitions not to disband the commission.

By MWANGI MURAGURI and RENSON MNYAMWEZI 8 years ago

IEBC chair pleads with coalitions to spare team

Search for car that plunged into Indian Ocean put on hold

The search for a car that plunged into the Indian Ocean has been suspended over high tides and lack of equipment.

By Mwangi Muraguri and Joackim Bwana 8 years ago

Search for car that plunged into Indian Ocean put on hold

Koinange family evicted from property by NSSF

The ownership tussle over a piece of land pitting the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Koinange family intensified yesterday after the Fund evicted the tenant on the 14-acre parcel in Bamburi, Mombasa County.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Koinange family evicted from property by NSSF

Autism not death knell to a child’s future

Autism has been referred to as the ultimate test of parental love and often those caring for these children do not foresee a productive future for them.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Autism not death knell to a child’s future

Four top traffic cops accused of extorting junior police officers

Four senior police officers adversely mentioned by their juniors for soliciting money from them will have to undergo vetting afresh, a commissioner with the National Police Service Commission has said.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Four top traffic cops accused of extorting junior police officers

Police officers in Coast 'altering M-Pesa data'

Traffic police officers in Coast region are erasing or tampering with their M-Pesa records to conceal questionable money transactions.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Police officers in Coast 'altering M-Pesa data'

Commission launches vetting of traffic officers in three regions

The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has launched the vetting of 2,500 traffic police officers in three regions.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Commission launches vetting of traffic officers in three regions

Buibui debate: What’s the way forward

Mombasa’s Mackinnon Market is the place to shop if you are looking for a buibui. It is here I go to find out the emerging trends in how this clothing is being worn.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Buibui debate: What’s the way forward

Mombasa inspector grilled over Sh50 million empire

A senior traffic policeman was yesterday at pains to explain the source of his Sh50 million empire as vetting kicked off in the Coast region.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Mombasa inspector grilled over Sh50 million empire

State House says anti-IEBC protests meant to subvert the law

Public Communication Director Munyori Buku said the Constitution should be followed to expel the IEBC commissioners from office.

By Jacob Ngetich, Philip Mwakio and Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

State House says anti-IEBC protests meant to subvert the law

Uphold ethics to fight graft, Waweru urges accountants

Accountants have been challenged to uphold professional and ethical values to fight corruption in both public and private sectors.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Uphold ethics to fight graft, Waweru urges accountants

He sells sea-shells by the sea-shore

As one who understands his trade well, Mohamed Athman, 28, easily regales his customers with his in depth knowledge of cowrie shell trade.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

He sells sea-shells by the sea-shore

Chaos rock Mombasa County Assembly as Joho, Awiti factions clash over Speaker

Joho's fierce critic and an ally of Awiti, Kazandani MCA Mohammed Ndanda said the war in the assembly pitting the governor against Awiti, was political.

By Patrick Beja and Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Chaos rock Mombasa County Assembly as Joho, Awiti factions clash over Speaker

COMESA asks member states to integrate revenue collection authorities.

Countries in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA bloc have been urged to integrate their revenue collection authorities through Information Technology IT to eliminate bottlenecks in trade among them.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

COMESA asks member states to integrate revenue collection authorities.

These orphans are my joy

At the orphanage, we take care of 30 children whose parents died of HIV and Aids. Two children are HIV-positive and require special diet and care.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

These orphans are my joy

Mombasa squatters reject 1,000-acre gift in Kisauni

Squatters on a 4,300-acre farm in Kisauni have turned down the land owners' offer to settle them on 1,000 acres of the property.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Mombasa squatters reject 1,000-acre gift in Kisauni

Film board hits at critics over regulation of content

Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chairman Jackson Kosgei has accused the media and players in the entertainment industry of bashing the board over regulation of content.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Film board hits at critics over regulation of content

Marwa: Rogue police officers working with drug peddlers

Coast Regional Coordinator Nelson Marwa has accused a section of police officers of working with drug barons to frustrate the Government's efforts to fight the illicit trade.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Marwa: Rogue police officers working with drug peddlers

Maritime Authority denies nepotism, mismanagement claims

The Kenya Maritime Authority has denied claims the state organization is chocking in corruption, mismanagement, nepotism and gross mismanagement, 48 hours after a picket by civil society activists on the agency's Mombasa office.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Maritime Authority denies nepotism, mismanagement claims

Friendships brewed in ‘kahawa chungu’

In and around Mombasa, it is common to find men sitting on low benches in a hot, humid afternoon sipping on kahawa chungu, a bitter coffee drink said to be an aphrodisiac.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Friendships brewed in ‘kahawa chungu’

Activists want Kenya Maritime Authority board disbanded

A group of activists in Mombasa picketed the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) offices demanding the disbandment of its board.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Activists want Kenya Maritime Authority board disbanded

Fresh row over SGR compensation package for victims

A fresh dispute has erupted between the county government and Kenya Railways (KR) over compensation of 1,700 fishermen and women.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Fresh row over SGR compensation package for victims

Where the ‘leso’ does the talking

Mesa Iddi had a neighbour who constantly tried to influence her house help to quit her job whenever Iddi went to work.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Where the ‘leso’ does the talking

Hepatitis A cases in Mombasa rise to 114

“We have established that most of the bottled water sold at matatu termini has illegal seals and could be terminated,” he said.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Hepatitis A cases in Mombasa rise to 114

Water cut off in Mombasa over illegal connections

Mombasa County Government recently ordered the closure of 2,500 water kiosks across the six sub-counties to streamline its operations.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Water cut off in Mombasa over illegal connections

Cashew nuts are my lifeline

Ronald Alwang’a, 39, has never regretted quitting formal employment to venture into cashew nuts business.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Cashew nuts are my lifeline

Rise of gangland attacks worry police ahead of 2017 elections

Drugs, militia activity and politics are the volatile mix that is fuelling new criminal activity in Mombasa and transforming the fragile calm in the coastal city.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Rise of gangland attacks worry police ahead of 2017 elections

51 Hepatitis A cases confirmed this year

Fifty-one cases of Hepatitis A have been confirmed in Mombasa County since January this year.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

51 Hepatitis A cases confirmed this year

Water vendors threaten to sue Mombasa county government

Over 800 water vendors yesterday threatened to sue the county government for revoking their licences.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Water vendors threaten to sue Mombasa county government

Opposition mounts against Joho’s Sh90 billion housing project

Opposition against Mombasa County Government’s proposed Sh90 billion housing project is growing, with critics now demanding it be put on hold.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Opposition mounts against Joho’s Sh90 billion housing project

CS Joe Mucheru urges youth to embrace ICT for financial gain

Information and Communication (ICT) Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru has urged Mombasa youths to take advantage of the internet and other online platforms to promote their artistic talents for financial empowerment.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

CS Joe Mucheru urges youth to embrace ICT for financial gain

Tourists now throng world war graves

The heroic deaths of soldiers during the First and Second World Wars might be a receding memory for some.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Tourists now throng world war graves

Joho’s vow: Sh200 billion Mombasa housing project to go on

The Sh200 billion Mombasa County project to redevelop ten old estates will go on as planned, Governor Hassan Joho has said.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Joho’s vow: Sh200 billion Mombasa housing project to go on

Famed treat said to cure impotence

There is no doubt that pweza (octopus) is a revered delicacy at the Kenyan Coast.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Famed treat said to cure impotence

Bureau of Standards moves to deal with substandard goods in Mombasa

Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has said it will establish a laboratory in Mombasa.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Bureau of Standards moves to deal with substandard goods in Mombasa

Governor Joho announces rebuilding of old county estates

Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has said tenants in County House will be relocated to alternative houses. He said their rent will be paid by the devolved government during renovation and restructuring.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Governor Joho announces rebuilding of old county estates

Your blood is sick

Sickle Cell is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells causing some to assume a sickle (crescent-like) shape.

By Mwangi Muraguri 8 years ago

Your blood is sick

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