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Police intensify security ahead of Ramadhan night prayers amid juvenile gang attacks

Mombasa police promise heightened security during Ramadhan, deploying officers to curb juvenile gang machete attacks.

By Patrick Beja 2026-02-11 13:22:54

Police intensify security ahead of Ramadhan night prayers amid juvenile gang attacks

Coast farmers to access agricultural machinery from Inchcape through bank financing

By Patrick Beja 2026-02-09 16:23:43

Endangered bird species facing extinction due frequent forest fires in Taita Taveta

Environmentalists have raised a red flag over the rising forest fires in Taita Hills forests, warning that the trend is negatively impacting negatively on wildlife conservationists’ efforts.

By Renson Mnyamwezi 2026-02-09 14:41:46

Government to fund blue economy to the tune of Sh32 billion, says CS Joho

A Cabinet Secretary has promised a grand transformation of the blue economy sector infrastructure on the Coast through a Sh32 billion funding to be sourced from donors.

By Patrick Beja 2026-02-09 11:39:50

Government to fund blue economy to the tune of Sh32 billion, says CS Joho

Kilifi casual labourer sentenced to life for sodomising five-year-old cousin

A 26-year-old casual labourer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sodomising his five-year-old cousin in Kilifi County.

By Marion Kithi 2026-02-07 07:00:00

Kilifi casual labourer sentenced to life for sodomising five-year-old cousin

Why Coast traders want Senate to throw out Tobacco Bill

A section of traders in the Coast region has urged the Senate to reject the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill of 2024.

By Patrick Beja 2026-02-04 16:05:00

Why Coast traders want Senate to throw out Tobacco Bill

Sacked workers of Italia Space Agency move to court

At least fourteen former employees of the Italian Space Agency in Magarini Sub-County, Kilifi County, have moved to court, accusing the agency of unfair termination of employment.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 2026-02-04 15:22:30

Sacked workers of Italia Space Agency move to court

Taita Taveta iron ore project on track after decades of wrangles

After years of false starts, the extraction of iron ore at the Kishushe in Taita Taveta County will now start after the Devki Group was issued with mining consent.

By Renson Mnyamwezi 2026-02-02 11:57:20

Taita Taveta iron ore project on track after decades of wrangles

CS Kinyanjui: Sh16 billion Mombasa LPG project to be ready in two months

The construction of Sh16b Taifa Gas by a Tanzanian investor at Mombasa's Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone is 80 percent complete

By Patrick Beja 2026-02-02 10:57:27

CS Kinyanjui: Sh16 billion Mombasa LPG project to be ready in two months

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Mnazi moves from dingy dens to modern lounges across the Coast

Once whispered about in the shadows of urban slums or hidden beneath trees in rural coastal villages, palm wine, popularly known as mnazi, is undergoing a quiet but remarkable transformation.

By Benard Sanga 2026-02-02 00:00:00

Mnazi moves from dingy dens to modern lounges across the Coast

Police arrest six suspects linked to violent robberies in Mtwapa

Three suspects were arrested inside a single room after the house was cordoned off.

By Marion Kithi 2026-01-30 14:34:24

Police arrest six suspects linked to violent robberies in Mtwapa

Why Coastal counties are child abuse hotspots

The Presidential Technical Working Group on GBV noted that poor girls in the four coastal counties are lured into the exploitative situation with the promise of financial gains or jobs.

By Marion Kithi 2026-01-30 00:01:00

Why Coastal counties are child abuse hotspots

Pope Leo XIV appoints Eldoret Bishop Kimengich to new role

Unlike an auxiliary bishop, a coadjutor automatically becomes the next head of the diocese when the current bishop is nearing retirement or has health issues.

By Philip Mwakio 2026-01-29 12:18:51