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Stanley Mwahanga

I won't endorse anyone, Raila tells Coast leaders

Raila and Joho have repeatedly stated they won’t endorse any candidate.

By Benard Sanga and Stanley Mwahanga 2 years ago

I won't endorse anyone, Raila tells Coast leaders

NLC to verify land ownership in Jomvu again

NLC to verify land ownership in Jomvu again

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Kenya allowed Somalia criminal to live in the country and extorted him, UN report

Kenya allowed Somalia criminal to live in the country and extorted him, UN report

By David Ochami and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Kenya blocked UN anti-terrorism team tracking Al-Shabaab, says report

Kenya blocked UN anti-terrorism team tracking Al-Shabaab, says report

By Stanley Mwahanga and David Ochami 9 years ago

Panic as Likoni ferry stalls midstream

Several passengers were forced to jump into the ocean and swim to the shore on Saturday after a ferry they were using stalled.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Panic as Likoni ferry stalls midstream

Boy shot during forceful squatter evictions in Kisauni

A class seven pupil is admitted at the Coast General Hospital with injuries on his leg after he was hit by a stray bullet following forceful eviction of squatters at Utange, Kisauni.

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Boy shot during forceful squatter evictions in Kisauni

Two suspected thugs killed as officer slashed with machete

Two men died and a policeman was slashed with a machete in separate incidents in Likoni and Chaani in Mombasa.

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Two suspected thugs killed as officer slashed with machete

UK terror list: Makaburi, Rogo still inspire terrorism

Although they are long dead, Sheikh Aboud Rogo and Sheikh Sharif Ahmed alias Makaburi are still listed as threats on the latest United Kingdom (UK) list of sanctioned and designated terrorists.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

UK terror list: Makaburi, Rogo still inspire terrorism

Strike bites as nurses, officials trade accusations

More than 80 per cent of health services at the Coast General Hospital have been grounded following the ongoing nurses’ and midwives’ strike.

By Benard Sanga and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Strike bites as nurses, officials trade accusations

US report warned of how hawalas, mobile cash transfers are exploited by terrorists

A report by the United States’ Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs published in March 2015 had indicated that Somalia’s remittance banks, or hawalas, were financing terror activities.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

US report warned of how hawalas, mobile cash transfers are exploited by terrorists

US report warned of links between Somali hawala banks and terrorism to Kenya

A report by the United States' Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs published in March 2015, had indicated that Somalia's remittance banks, or hawala which were blacklisted by Kenya after the April 2 terrorist carnage in Garissa were financing terrorism activities.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

US report warned of links between Somali hawala banks and terrorism to Kenya

Joho bows down to pressure, sacks 55 ‘corrupt’ officers

Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho Friday sacked 55 county employees over corruption allegations.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Joho bows down to pressure, sacks 55 ‘corrupt’ officers

'Drug lords funding political campaigns in Kenya'

The latest US State Department report on international narcotics trafficking describes Kenya as a significant transit country for a variety of drugs including Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

'Drug lords funding political campaigns in Kenya'

Police arrest five suspects, search yacht after recovering Sh6m drugs

Anti-narcotics police were yesterday searching a luxury yacht at the Mombasa Port for drugs after it was linked to two kilogrammes of heroin found in a vehicle in Kilifi.

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Police arrest five suspects, search yacht after recovering Sh6m drugs

Women nabbed at Kenya-Somalia border en route to join Al-Shabaab

Military officers have arrested three young women believed to be Al-Shabaab sympathisers in Wajir as they attempted to cross into Somalia from where they were to be transported to Iraq and Syria to become ‘Jihadist brides’.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Women nabbed at Kenya-Somalia border en route to join Al-Shabaab

Mombasa gang killings increase as police fail to resolve past murders

The brazen killers of Mombasa who have sent a chill down the spines of many residents are back. On Monday, at approximately 11.30am, three men totting guns descended on Majaoni, Kisauni, on a deadly mission to kill.

By Stanley Mwahanga and Philip Mwakio 9 years ago

Mombasa gang killings increase as police fail to resolve past murders

Pastor with decaying blood detained over alleged links to cult in Mombasa

Mombasa police are holding three people including a woman and evangelical priest, allegedly, found with blood soaked clothes and shoes in a car in the parking lot of a busy street in the coastal city.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Pastor with decaying blood detained over alleged links to cult in Mombasa

Kenya Ferry projects passenger numbers to top 180m by 2018

Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) projects daily passenger numbers crossing Likoni Channel to reach 500,000 in the next three years if the current trend continues.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Kenya Ferry projects passenger numbers to top 180m by 2018

It's last minute back-to-school shopping for Kenyan parents

It was rush against time as parents in Mombasa thronged shops to buy books and uniforms in preparation for the opening of schools on Monday.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

It's last minute back-to-school shopping for Kenyan parents

Woman hospitalised after attempt to commit suicide

Rescue workers at the Kenya Ferry Services rescued a woman after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the shark infested waters from a cruising ferry at the Likoni channel.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Woman hospitalised after attempt to commit suicide

Woman tries to jump off Likoni ferry, hospitalised in Mombasa

Rescue workers at the Kenya Ferry Services pulled out a woman from the Likoni channel after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the shark infested waters from a cruising ferry.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Woman tries to jump off Likoni ferry, hospitalised in Mombasa

RVR receives three new locomotives, 11 others expected by April next year

Rift Valley Railways (RVR) expects to double its cargo capacity to 300,000 tonnes next year, following the delivery of 20 new locomotive engines that will operate on the Mombasa-Uganda line.

By Stanley Mwahanga and Philip Mwakio 9 years ago

RVR receives three new locomotives, 11 others expected by April next year

Ruto accused of divide and rule tactics in Coast

Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has accused Deputy President Ruto of leading Jubilee's campaign to divide the Opposition in Coast.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Ruto accused of divide and rule tactics in Coast

Joho attacks Ruto over Coast visits to 'meet CORD rebels'

Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has accused Deputy President Ruto of leading Jubilee's campaign to divide Coast and pretending to love the region.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Joho attacks Ruto over Coast visits to 'meet CORD rebels'

Nakumatt opens up Sh200million branch in Coast

Retail supermarket giants Nakummat Holdings has opened up new branch in the coastal city of Mombasa.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

Nakumatt opens up Sh200million branch in Coast

State to build landing port for fisher-folk

Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has said the Government plans to construct a fish port on the Kenyan coast.

By Stanley Mwahanga 9 years ago

State to build landing port for fisher-folk

Leaders want mosques reopened

Conditions set for the reopening of four mosques shut by the State last week have set Mombasa leaders and the national government on a collision path.

By WILLIS OKETCH and STANLEY MWAHANGA 9 years ago

Leaders want mosques reopened

Go to other mosques, police advise those affected by Mombasa closures

Police yesterday told Muslims affected by the closing of four mosques at the Coast to look for alternative places of worship.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Go to other mosques, police advise those affected by Mombasa closures

Gangs unleash violence in Mombasa after police raid on mosques

Mombasa was yesterday reeling from a long night of murder and pillage by rampaging gangs that killed three men and injured five others in Kisauni on Monday night.

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Gangs unleash violence in Mombasa after police raid on mosques

Why mosques at Coast have turned into hotbeds of Islamic radicalism

On June 10 this year, Sheikh Mohamed Idris became the most prominent moderate cleric to be killed by suspected Muslim radicals.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Why mosques at Coast have turned into hotbeds of Islamic radicalism

Student Killed, hundreds held after raid on two mosques in Mombasa

A secondary school student was killed in simultaneous early morning police raids on two controversial mosques in Mombasa during which authorities claimed weapons, including grenades and pistols, were seized.

By Stanley Mwahanga and Philip Mwakio 10 years ago

Student Killed, hundreds held after raid on two mosques in Mombasa

40 detectives and six American agents conducted Akasha swoop

The raid in which the Akashas and their accomplices were arrested in Mombasa was conducted by 40 Kenyan detectives airlifted from Nairobi and six agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), The Standard on Sunday has established.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

40 detectives and six American agents conducted Akasha swoop

US seeks Akasha sons over ship with drugs

Members of the Akasha family and their alleged accomplices sunk into deeper legal trouble yesterday after the US Government sought their extradition to face narcotics charges.

By WILLIS OKETCH and STANLEY MWAHANGA 10 years ago

US seeks Akasha sons over ship with drugs

Akasha sons, three others arrested in drug bust

Two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha and three foreigners were arrested on Sunday evening during a raid on their Nyali residence in Mombasa by anti-narcotics police officers.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Akasha sons, three others arrested in drug bust

Agencies warn over ban on migrant workers to M East

Agencies recruiting Kenyan workers for foreign nations have warned that the ban on export of manpower to the Middle East may cause multinationals to shun the country.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Agencies warn over ban on migrant workers to M East

Lapsset, railway to spur trade, says PS

The Government has expressed commitment to improving infrastructure with the the aim of opening up Kenya's economy to neighbouring countries.

By Stanley Mwahanga and Joackim Bwana 10 years ago

Lapsset, railway to spur trade, says PS

NTSA reports decline in number of road accidents

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has said the number of fatalities from road accidents have reduced over the last one year following robust intervention by the Government.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

NTSA reports decline in number of road accidents

Ousted imam resigns from besieged mosque

The ousted imam of Swafaa Mosque in Kisauni, Mombasa County, has resigned after radical Muslim youths forcefully took over the mosque.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Ousted imam resigns from besieged mosque

Mombasa cracks down on boda bodas over insecurity

Security agents in Mombasa County are grappling with a fresh wave of insecurity involving armed gangsters that are now using motorcycles to commit murder.

By PATRICK BEJA and STANLEY MWAHANGA 10 years ago

Mombasa cracks down on boda bodas over insecurity

Kwale man who assaulted former PM Raila wants to meet him

The 51-year-old Lengo Karisa Mudzomba, the man who made headline after hitting former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga and Kwale County governor, Salim Mvurya during a referendum drive meeting in Kinango wants a face to face meeting with his victims.

By Philip Mwakio and Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Kwale man who assaulted former PM Raila wants to meet him

PAC completes review of audit reports

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said funds allocated to the county is set to increase by more than 24 per cent once review of the audit reports is complete.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

PAC completes review of audit reports

'Police in Lamu rescue mission were obsessed with money'

Most police officers called in to reinforce security following the Mpeketoni attack were more concerned about allowances, a report has shown.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

'Police in Lamu rescue mission were obsessed with money'

New diplomats caution counties over high levies

Twenty-five newly appointed ambassadors Wednesday cautioned county governments against introducing many levies or arbitrary increasing already existing ones.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

New diplomats caution counties over high levies

Coastal city plans 100 per cent hike in parking fees

Parking fees for private vehicles in Mombasa city are expected to double if proposals in the county's 2014/2015 draft Finance Bill are accepted.

By Stanley Mwahanga 10 years ago

Coastal city plans 100 per cent hike in parking fees

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