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By Caroline Katana  Faith Community Against Drug Abuse organization (FACADA) has launched a handbook to guide the clergy in the fight against drug abuse in Kwale County. The handbook has been developed under International Aid Services Denmark funded by the Danish Government. Faith-Based Organizations FBOs are trusted sources of information regarding a broad range of topics including alcohol and drug abuse prevention and counselling. “They are spun into the lives of not only individuals but the hierarchy of complete societies, ” said Emmanuel Kahaso, FACADA project officer. Alcohol usage among Kenyans aged 15 to 65 years stands at 12.2 percent,…

BY PRIMROSE OMOTO Kwale will this weekend hold a second annual cultural festival dubbed ‘Kwale Heritage and Cultural Festival’. The festival will commence on Friday running all the way to Sunday. The major event is scheduled to take place on Saturday at Waa High School and later end in Diani. The event aims to promote tourism by embracing the diverse cultural heritage and rich cultures of the Kwale people. Prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Mining CS Salim Mvurya and his Education Counterpart Ezekiel Machogu and Governor Fatuma Achani are among the expected guests. Speaking to Coast Times the event’s coordinator…

The government has set aside Sh1.1 billion this year to compensate victims of the wild-life conflicts, according to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza. Presently there are 2,600 claims which have not been paid for. Speaking at University of Embu during the World Tourism Day celebrations, Ms Malonza said the government is committed to ensure the victims are paid before the end of the year. The CS lamented that it has been taking too long to compensate those affected and promised that the matter will be addressed. She revealed that the government plans to establish an insurance scheme which will ensure…

By Reporter Taita Taveta County Governor Andrew Mwadime on Saturday issued a stern warning to individuals masquerading as county officials and transact business on behalf of the county government. Through a press statement, Governor Mwadime noted that his administration’s open-door policy has made the office accessible to everyone including the general public, internal and external stakeholders. He however warned that being an open-door policy administration, that does not guarantee anyone or any organization to transact any business on behalf of the County government of Taita Taveta unless there is such an agreement. This comes after an advertisement was published in…

At least two people were severely injured following a land dispute tussle between two clans in Samburu, Kwale County. According to the area OCPD Fredrick Ombaka, the incident happened on Monday near Kinagoni market within Samburu. Ombaka told Coast Times Digital  that the dispute is between Mwachanda and Mwadzine Wanzira clans. They are fighting over ownership of a piece of land. The OCPD said a section of the members of the two clans were in a disagreement and attacked one another with Pangas and arrows leaving two people badly injured. “It was reported at around 1130hrs by Andrew Muhwa that…

By Our reporter It is a sigh of relief for Kwale residents as the judiciary opens High Court Services in the region. The new services tend to enhance justice delivery and cushion residents from trekking long distances to seek justice. The services were launched on Monday by Governor Fatuma Achani and Mombasa High Court judge Lady Justice Olga Sewe in a colourful event in Matuga sub-county. Previously, the locals used to travel to Mombasa to do cases on murder trials, criminals, succession, civil cases, commercial, election petitions and others. Speaking during the launch, Sewe said it is a turning point…

Investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has taken issue with Coast leadership saying they are used to continued lamentations about the privatisation of the multi-million Kenya ports Authority KPA . Kuria castigated the leaders he said have perfected the art of complaining about being sidelined on matters of development. He said the leaders instead of seeking dialogue with the national government to iron out issues and create solutions are professionals in complaining. Moses who did not specify  the government position over the port privatisation hullabaloo noted that his ministry will continue to source for financially loaded investors to…

LA lobby has said that corruption and poor governance are hurting the development of the water sector in Kenya.  Kenya Water for Health organization programs coordinator Felix Brian said many small water supply systems and water projects have stalled because people embezzled the projects’ funds. He said many investors fund the water projects, but unfortunately, the projects do not last more than three years due to a lack of proper management. “A lot of water projects in rural don’t get to see their third birthdays because of poor supervision and misuse of funds and hence the projects cannot be sustainable,”…

By Nairobi Reporter The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Eliud Owalo has today unveiled the Connected Africa Summit 2024. The Continental Summit will build on the gains of Connected Kenya Summit which has run for the last 12 years under the auspice of the ICT Authority. The continental summit, scheduled for 2nd – 5th April next year, seeks to drive Africa’s access to ICT and Innovation as it opens up for intra-Africa trade through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) focusing on the digital economy. The agreement, which has so far been ratified by over…

By Primerose Omoto Pop and colour as the Samba Sports Youth Agenda marks two-and-a-half years of the Kumekucha Quest project. The fete was held at Sunset Villa in Msambweni, Kwale County. The event brought together various stakeholders to reflect on the milestone achievements, challenges and way forward for the project. The historic event was focused on advocating matters of mental health awareness among youths with the theme dubbed ‘Wellness is Wealth’. The program is funded by Grand Challenges Canada and implemented in Kenya through The Green String Network, Samba Sports Youth Agenda. Since the program commenced in 2021, it has…