Author: Coast Times Digital

By Malindi reporter A Malindi Bodaboda was on Thursday night allegedly killed by drunk police in Malindi amid investigations. The shooting incident is said to have taken place at Malindi Airport police barrier. Those who spoke to Coast Times Digital painted a picture of a situation that has left the area tense. Operators in the bodaboda industry barricaded the airport road bringing transport in the area to a stand still for hours. The incident prompted irate bodaboda operators to start pelting stones at the police. Police were forced to shoot in the air to send away the angry operators baying…

By Alloys Musyoka Candidates in some public primary schools within Kinango Kwale braced hunger that hit the area and lack of infrastructure to record good performance. Kajiweni primary that had 10 candidates sitting for KCPE exam for the first time was one of such schools that managed to get 307.4 means core. The school has dilapidated infrastructure with pupils forced to sit on the floor due to lack of desks but that situation did not deter them from perfoming well. The school headteacher Stephen Chuphi said that despite pupils studying without desks they managed to perform well in their exam…

Kwale county governor Fatuma Achani will have to go back to the drawing board in nominating two executive members after the county assembly rejected Ali Mondo-Tourism, Trade and enterprise development and Tamasha Nyawa-Public Service and administration. According to the county assembly appointment committee report observation, that Coast Times Digital is in possession indicated that Mondo academic qualifications did not match with the requirement of the position he had been nominated for. The committee took issue with his undergraduate studies without the requisite C+ to attain Bachelors’ degree in Science and Humanity at Mount Kenya University although Mondo said that the…

Lamu County senator Joseph Githuku has urged his electorates to give birth to many children in a bid to increase the population and future voters. Githuku, who was elected on ta Jubilee party ticket, said he is not satisfied with the small number of people in the county. One of his main agendas during his campaigns before the August 9 general election, was to start a free nutrition project for nursery school kids if elected. “Population in Lamu County must increase. If I meet a pregnant mother, I will give her Sh500 gift”, he said that during his campaigns, promises…

By Johnson Chengo The ban on Night- mourning events popularly known as Disco Matanga in Kilifi County still stands, acting Kilifi County Commissioner Geoffrey Tanui has maintained. Speaking at Juhudi primary school in Kauma sub-county during the Jamhuri day celebration, Tanui said the ban will be extended to all discos played during the night in social functions. The celebrations, Tanui said, contribute to insecurity and even early pregnancies among teenagers. “The discos do not play only in funerals but even in weddings. We will allow you to play during the day because nights are meant for sleeping. We need to…

By Johnson Chengo Calamities may befall the Kilifi county residents  following the destruction of baobab trees by foreign, the Mijikenda Council of elders in Kilifi County have warned. The Council said baobab trees are sacred and used as worshiping areas by many communities not only the Mijikenda. They condemned western countries for corrupting the Mijikenda culture. “They started with dressing and they have corrupted how our people dress. They are now turning to our faith and religion. Baobab trees are important trees to us because this is where we worship. They are our altar. We do not want people to…

Benard Yaa The Lamu county government will reward any police officer who succeeds in arresting a drug dealer.  Governor Issa Timamy has said that his government will give a reward of fifty thousand shillings in cash to the police officer who arrests a drug dealer in the county.  “We must put in place methods to deal with the whole issue of narcotics. I am saying that because those who use it are victims and we will stick together to help them out of the disaster”, said governor Timamy.  Timamy has warned drug dealers that their days are numbered adding that…

By Alloys Musyoka While driving along the Diani beach road on your way to Kongo mosque, a new baby that has been growing beside the busy road is finally here at “DIANI PALM RESORT HOTEL”. With a Sea views, Diani Palm Resort is located in Diani beach road with restaurant, 24 hours front desk, bar, garden, year-round outdoor pool and children’s playground Fenol Romain, the director of Diani Palm Resort hotel had no plans to come up with such an investment in Kenya all the way from America but his general manager after meeting in Kigali-Rwanda convinced him to have…

By Benard Yaa Seven new Lamu County Executive Members (CECMs) were on Tuesday sworn into office after being unanimously approval by the county assembly. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Mkunguni Square in Lamu Town and presided over by Governor Issa Timamy. Among those who took the oath of office are former Lamu Governor, Issa Timamy’s Personal Assistant, Mohammed Mbwana Ali, and former Deputy Governor, Eric Mugo’s Personal Assistant, James Gichu. Mr Mbwana holds the Finance, Budget, Strategy, and Economic Planning docket while Mr Gichu is the CEC member for Agriculture, Irrigation, and Food Security. The other five CECs…

By Lamu Reporter Lack of good parenting is the main reason cited as contributing to cases of gender violence in Lamu County. This was revealed at a ceremony in Hindi town of Lamu County to mark the end of sixteen days against gender based violence where parents were blamed for abandoning their responsibilities for various reasons including poverty. According to the deputy officer Commanding station of Hindi police station Ben Wambasi, parents have failed to take fully responsibility in raising their children. “Some parents come back home very late at night and as a result they fail to monitor…