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Benard Sanga

Juvenile gangs terrorise Mombasa, Kwale residents amid rising insecurity

Criminal gangs are creeping back in Mombasa and Kwale counties where they are attacking and robbing locals and tourists.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

Juvenile gangs terrorise Mombasa, Kwale residents amid rising insecurity

Coast businessman with heart of gold spent billions per year on the poor

Coast businessman with heart of gold spent billions per year on the poor

By Benard Sanga and Willis Oketch 2 months ago

Why top foreign jihadists turned Kenya into terrorists' playground

Why top foreign jihadists turned Kenya into terrorists' playground

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

Return of Joho: How Cabinet entry will redefine Coast's politics

Return of Joho: How Cabinet entry will redefine Coast's politics

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Government of national unity good for Kenya, Ruto says

Ruto says government of national unity will ensure peace and stability in the country. He blamed lack of sensitisation on his achievements for the youth uprising.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Government of national unity good for Kenya, Ruto says

Mombasa port cargo volume up as Dar es Salaam, Djibouti hit by congestion

The volume of the transit cargo handled through the port of Mombasa has grown significantly on the back of the KPA renewed push to improve efficiency.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Mombasa port cargo volume up as Dar es Salaam, Djibouti hit by congestion

Legal heads dissatisfied by recalled CSs, cite unsuitability to hold office

Nelson Havi and Ahmednasir Abdullahi have argued that the six were ineligible to be re-appointed or to hold public office.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Legal heads dissatisfied by recalled CSs, cite unsuitability to hold office

Pressure on sacked Jumwa and Mvurya as Joho re-emerges

Rumours of a government of national unity have been making rounds after Cabinet dissolution.

By Benard Sanga and Patrick Beja 3 months ago

Pressure on sacked Jumwa and Mvurya as Joho re-emerges

President's five major moves in fight to save his administration

Ruto dismissed his Cabinet after withdrawing the contentious Finance Bill 2024.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

President's five major moves in fight to save his administration

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

Tension as Uganda impounds Kenyan fish exports to DRC

Consignment en route to estern Congo, which also included fish from South Sudan worth Sh210 million is being held at the Mpondwe border.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

Tension as Uganda impounds Kenyan fish exports to DRC

KNCCI warns of mass layoff over proposed eco-levy, excise duty

The Bill has sparked hue and cry from most professionals, religious leaders, lobby groups, and Kenyans.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

KNCCI warns of mass layoff over proposed eco-levy, excise duty

All eyes on politicians in fight against drugs use at the Coast

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accused some Coast leaders of being silent in the fight against substance abuse as youth perished.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

All eyes on politicians in fight against drugs use at the Coast

Blow to hundreds of traders as Nassir bans Muguka in Mombasa

Political leaders from Meru and Embu tried to persuade Nassir not to ban the Miraa and Muguka trade in Mombasa or implement punitive levies passed by the county assembly.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

Blow to hundreds of traders as Nassir bans Muguka in Mombasa

10,000 gather for Bohra spiritual leader's week-long celebrations

His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq of Bohras, arrived in Mombasa on Friday.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

10,000 gather for Bohra spiritual leader's week-long celebrations

Soldiers, police in scuffle at Likoni channel

Although most dignitaries, military and police vehicles use the exit during peak time, the guard said the soldiers would obstruct vehicles.

By Benard Sanga 6 months ago

Soldiers, police in scuffle at Likoni channel

How Kenyans faked themselves into employment

1, 337 investigation files being handled by the EACC involves those who forged their degree, diplomas, and form four certificates.

By Benard Sanga 6 months ago

How Kenyans faked themselves into employment

Coast fights to free itself from grasp of drug lords

Amid a legacy of failed attempts, Ruto takes on Coast's war on drugs: Will history repeat itself? For the last 25 years, capturing drug barons has proved to be a thorny challenge.

By Benard Sanga and Patrick Beja 7 months ago

Coast fights to free itself from grasp of drug lords

Mombasa's industrial decline: The fall of Changamwe Oil Refinery

Businesses that blossomed in Changamwe area, powered by the now obsolete oil refinery, are no more.

By Benard Sanga and Marion Kithi 7 months ago

Mombasa's industrial decline: The fall of Changamwe Oil Refinery

Valentine's Day - Hundreds of Mombasa residents walk 19km to celebrate love

Love was literally and figuratively poured into the streets of Mombasa as over 1,000 residents participated in a 19km walk to celebrate this year's Valentine's Day.

By Benard Sanga 8 months ago

Valentine's Day - Hundreds of Mombasa residents walk 19km to celebrate love

KNCHR probes Shimo La Tewa prison for allegedly mistreating Makenzi

KNCHR says that Makenzi was kept in segregated isolation at Shimo La Tewa, which is tantamount to torture.

By Benard Sanga 8 months ago

KNCHR probes Shimo La Tewa prison for allegedly mistreating Makenzi

Ruto to borrow Uhuru playbook in fixing the Coast squatter crisis

Kwa Bulo is witnessing a surge in high-rise buildings and bungalows. Squatters' chairman says settlement of families on the 86.7 acres has been a contentious political issue.

By Benard Sanga 11 months ago

Ruto to borrow Uhuru playbook in fixing the Coast squatter crisis

How Makenzi's deceptive tactics lured followers

A Senate committee puts controversial preacher Paul Makenzi at the centre of the Shakahola massacre and wants him charged with the death of at least 429 people.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

How Makenzi's deceptive tactics lured followers

Unmasking the terror suspects in Tana River, Lamu attacks

Maalim Ayman tops the list of the 35 most wanted terrorists released this week by the DCI. In 2020, the U.S. marked Ayman as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Unmasking the terror suspects in Tana River, Lamu attacks

Multinationals angle for a piece of the pie at port amid objections

The renewed plan to concession services at the two ports has, predictably, been engulfed in a storm despite President William Ruto's attempt to explain its economic implications.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Multinationals angle for a piece of the pie at port amid objections

Mombasa man who set himself on fire dies in hospital

Man who set himself ablaze at Mwembe Tayari area, Mombasa succumbs to injuries, family confirms; he was receiving treatment at Coast General Hospital.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Mombasa man who set himself on fire dies in hospital

PSC has no powers to determine salaries for parastatal staff, says AG

The AG was responding to Prime CS Mudavadi who had sought an advisory on the jurisdiction on constitutional powers of PSC concerning the human resource function in state corporations.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

PSC has no powers to determine salaries for parastatal staff, says AG

Protest, relief as ship with baobab trees sails

Farmers like Macdonald Munga, who sold the tree to Kilifi-based tycoon Gvasaliya at between Sh100,000 and Sh300,000, feel cheated from the deal.

By Benard Sanga and Nehamiah Okwembah 1 year ago

Protest, relief as ship with baobab trees sails

Tribunal temporarily halts KPA cleaning tender over graft claim

According to the documents, KPA selected 21 firms for housekeeping and cleaning services that will cost Sh43.2 million a month, totalling to over Sh500 million per year.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Tribunal temporarily halts KPA cleaning tender over graft claim

The agony of Lamu widows: Abandoned by State and their families

The widows left desolate face an uncertain future. They are young widows, abandoned by the state and their families, and quietly suffering as they struggle to raise their children.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

The agony of Lamu widows: Abandoned by State and their families

Striking similarity in Lamu raids linked to festering feuds over land

Most victims had their throats slit after being captured by armed men, and their livestock stolen with reports that whenever there are attacks, ranch owners are summoned but no one is ever arrested.

By Benard Sanga and Patrick Beja 1 year ago

Striking similarity in Lamu raids linked to festering feuds over land

Deputy governor seat remains a poisoned chalice many years on

Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and Kilifi's Amason Kingi (now Senate speaker) dropped their first-term deputies in the 2017 election.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Deputy governor seat remains a poisoned chalice many years on

Medicine student dropped out to join Makenzi as a prayer leader

According to the autopsy reports some of the cult members were either strangled, hit by blunt objects on their heads, or starved to death.

By Benard Sanga and Marion Kithi 1 year ago

Medicine student dropped out to join Makenzi as a prayer leader

Pastor Ezekiel 'altars' attract more women worshippers

Pastor Ezekiel Ombok Odero holds massive crusades in Shanzu and now Mavueni, attracting thousands of people from all over the nation.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Pastor Ezekiel 'altars' attract more women worshippers

State dilemma on charges to prefer against Mackenzie

Legal scholars like Prof Morris Mbondenyi say indicting and successfully prosecuting Makenzi will be an intricate exercise due to the nature of evidence and credibility of witnesses required.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

State dilemma on charges to prefer against Mackenzie

Stalled case of pastor in cult-like deaths exposes cracks in justice system

Makenzi, who worked as a taxi driver in Malindi from 1997 to 2003, was charged four times for his incendiary sermons but acquitted each time due to a lack of evidence.

By Benard sanga and Nehemiah Okwembah 1 year ago

Stalled case of pastor in cult-like deaths exposes cracks in justice system

How witnesses collapsed Sh30m case against former land bosses

Gachanja, former Kwale senior Lands officer Zablon Mabea and former physical planner Jabu Salim were charged with facilitating the acquisition of public land in Kwale to a private developer.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

How witnesses collapsed Sh30m case against former land bosses

Ship docks in Mombasa with 48,000 tons of white maize

Ship with 48,000 tons of white maize from Mozambique docks at Mombasa Port, KPA official Bernard Osero confirms; imports to aid gap as Kenya ramps up production.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Ship docks in Mombasa with 48,000 tons of white maize

Anti-graft body probes KPA over Sh1.8b Lamu fishermen pay

EACC has ordered the Kenya Ports Authority to halt the planned compensation of thousands of fishermen evicted from their traditional fishing grounds in Lamu.

By Benard Sanga and Philip Mwakio 1 year ago

Anti-graft body probes KPA over Sh1.8b Lamu fishermen pay

Study exposes failures of online learning during Covid-19 crisis

KNBS indicates that 54 per cent of university students lacked access to reliable internet connectivity, with approximately 15 million learners being affected by the crisis.

By Benard Sanga and Joackim Bwana 1 year ago

Study exposes failures of online learning during Covid-19 crisis

Ruling in Sh1.3b drugs case a big step in the war against narcotics

Last week, seven foreigners were jailed for life for trafficking in Sh1.3 billion drugs. In 2019, Mombasa was named a new drug trafficking hub and route for heroin.

By Benard Sanga and Joackim Bwana 1 year ago

Ruling in Sh1.3b drugs case a big step in the war against narcotics

KPA transfers 13 top managers in new changes

KPA Board Chairman Benjamin Tayari said the changes that started on Friday were aimed at bolstering service delivery and correcting some mistakes done in the past.

By Benard Sanga and Willis Oketch 1 year ago

KPA transfers 13 top managers in new changes

New KPA boss Captain William Ruto pledges to protect workers' rights

He said he was a marked man during the former regime because of his surname, and called on Kenyans to charge him on his performance and not name or tribe.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

New KPA boss Captain William Ruto pledges to protect workers' rights

Court stops erection of 18-floor building, says high-rise apartments turning cities to "vertical slums

Developer wanted to put up 53 apartments in an area with no proper social amenities like a sewerage system.

By Benard Sanga 1 year ago

Court stops erection of 18-floor building, says high-rise apartments turning cities to "vertical slums

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