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The Australian Mining Firm Base Titanium in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross has embarked on training students and the mining-affected communities on matters of safety and first aid. The training program has been rolled out in primary schools, secondary, colleges and universities. Base’s Compliance, Safety and Administration officer Clapaton Nyinge Ngome said the training is part of the company’s commitment to ensuring maximum safety and responsible mining activities. “The company has structures of safety management and emergency preparedness that are key in our mining operations,” he said. Ngome said the mineral sand harvesting firm doesn’t take matters of safety…

By Johnson Chengo Environmental activists in Kilifi County have faulted President William Ruto’s decision saying he would have consulted them before lifting the six years logging ban. The activists led by Gro With Us African managing director Kelly Banda, said the ban has caused a lot of mixed reactions with the majority fearing that the country will not hit its target of 15 billion trees by 2032 as part of the effort to combat climate change. Speaking to the media in Kidundu village after planting more than 10,000 mangrove seedlings, Banda said the president’s move was premature and it will…

By Johnson Chengo A section of Chamari village residents in Magarini Constituency, Kilifi County wants the national government to give them back their land they claimed owned by the Agricultural Development Corporation. The residents led by Jacob Kokani also insisted the boundaries between them and ADC be put open and title deeds issued to them to end the long land tussle. Speaking to journalists at Chamari village, Kokani one of the residents said ADC encroached on community land by extending the boundaries of the Galana and Kulalu ranches through four locations hence annexing thousands of hectares of community land and…

Parents in Kilifi whose children are studying at Chumani secondary school have come out to complain about harassment by the deputy head teacher with assistance from several other teachers. By virtue of the new Constitution of Kenya adopted in 2010, corporal punishment of children is unlawful in all settings, including the family home This is after the school management sent the children home on 30 July 2023 night when they allegedly went on rampage although there has not been any evidence reported of damage caused by students. The students are said to have been angered by the deputy head teacher’s habit…

Parents and guardian with students at Chumani secondary school were shocked on Sunday morning when they saw their children walking home. Students walked as far as 20 kilometers with some going from Chumani secondary school to Kilifi town, Malindi and Watamu using the Malindi-Mombasa Highway. The students are said to have gone on strike on Saturday 30 2023 and were allowed to leave the school compound at around 1 am in the morning without parents notification. Many who spoke to Coast Times Digital said they could not believe seeing their children coming home in the morning around 3 am in…

By Johnson Chengo Kilifi South MP Ken Chonga has initiated forums for engaging students, parents and teachers to curb indiscipline cases that lead to burning of schools. Speaking in his office after disbursing a total of Sh28 million as bursary cheques to 3,000 students drone from Collage and Universities, Chonga said the unrest can only be controlled if parents and teachers change the approaches of addressing students’ wayward behaviours. He said fires and unrest in learning institutions are mainly occasioned by broken communication links. “Sometimes these students have genuine concerns but they are using the wrong channel of addressing it…

By Caroline Katana  Human Rights Agenda Organisation (HURIA) is implementing a program of sensitizing marginalized groups in the Msambweni constituency of Kwale County on the importance of participating in public participation forums and leadership processes. The three-month program is funded by USAID through Act organization. Speaking during the sensitization forum in Msambweni social hall HURIA officer Mwinyihaji Chamosi said it is paramount to educate women, youth and disabled persons on how they can enter political parties instead of fighting for nomination positions. “We have seen many times that young people, women and people with special abilities are given priority by…

Fatuma Mwalupa is the new Kwale County assembly clerk after being the deputy for the last nine years. There was celebration outside the county assembly building immediately after her approval as MCA’s led by Yusuf Mbwana chanted. “Mwalupa anachukua anaweka Waa” they were seen singing. Mwalupa has been the acting clerk for the last four years following the impeachment of former clerk Hamisi Dzila before the resignation of Denis Musyoka in 2019. The County Assembly of Kwale approved Mwalupa as the new Clerk of the County Assembly of Kwale. The assembly service board report on the recruitment of…

By Johnson Chengo It is a sigh of relief to over 1,800 residents of Takaungu village in Mnarani Ward, Kilifi County who will now have an improved and fresh water access in their homes. This follows the rehabilitation of old pipes and water tanks at a cost of Sh13.5 million. Speaking to the media, Member of County Assembly Juma Chengo said the initiative will unlock the challenges experienced by many residents especially during the drought seasons by alleviating water shortage in the area. He said many families used to trek long distances in search of the precious commodity. “The population…