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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 months ago
Wetang'ula asks ICPAK to advise MPs on budgeting
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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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 months ago
Port of Lamu receives ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth over Sh4b
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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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 months ago
KPC loses Upper Hill land to Judiciary
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