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By Reporter The Lamu County Government has issued a flood alert advisory And urged Lamu road users to exercise caution when using Lamu-Witu-Garissa Highway over fears that sections of the road could be flooded due to heavy rainfall experienced across the country. Speaking in Lamu today, during the nationwide tree planting exercise, Lamu Governor Issa Timamy revealed that the county government had already issued an advisory for road users plying the highway, noting that the Gamba-Witu section has already begun flooding. In December last year, Lamu road users were affected and could not use that section of the road which…

Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya has called for the protection against encroachment of water catchment areas and riparian land in a bid to mitigate the effects that climate change is having on the environment. Speaking during the world tree planting day event held at Lake Kenyatta in Lamu today, CS Salim Mvurya highlighted the need to curb against the encroachment of riparian land, highlighting recent floods have had on people with there being at least 228 people lost due to floods that have affected the country. “The people who have been most affected by…

By Governors Press Service Kwale governor Fatuma Achani has backed up president Ruto’s Wednesday directive on the reopening of all schools on Monday May, 2024, following the recent report from the Kenya Meteorological Department on the improved weather forecasts, indicating a reduction in heavy rains that had previously necessitated the postponement of school reopening. According to the Ministry of Education, all schools were to resume on 6th May, 2024 after the temporary closure from the previous opening dates, which were further pushed to 13th May, 2024 by president William Ruto, following the heavy rains that were being experienced across the…

By Caroline katana We believe a world without violence against children is possible, the goal of child protection is to strengthen the security of boys and girls from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other forms of violence. Violence against children is a critical concern for the most vulnerable girls and boys everywhere. Children who experience violence are often left with long-lasting negative social, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual consequences. Over 1 billion children suffer violence every year costing the world US$ 7 trillion, far more than the cost of preventing violence. Child marriage, child labor, and corporal punishment still affect children…

By Reporter The Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT) has donated a brand-new Landcruiser vehicle to the Lower Tana Delta Conservancy that will aid in upholding conservation and community empowerment efforts. The vehicle will help the Lower Tana Delta Conservancy in enhancing its rangers rapid response capabilities in combating illegal poaching, logging, and human-animal wildlife conflicts within the expansive 116,000-acre conservancy. Speaking at the handover ceremony in the Lower Tana Delta area, NRT Regional Director Yusuf Hassan underscored the critical need for improved facilitation to address persistent challenges in the region. “The acquisition of this vehicle is a direct response to the…

By Alloys Musyoka Kwale residents want the parliamentary committee on environment and mining to ensure the proposed amendments in the 2023 mining act benefits locals in areas where mining are taking place in the country. Base Titanium has been mining at Nguluku and Maumba since 2013 while exporting Ilminite, Zircon and Titanium minerals from the area. This is after relocation of residents by Tiomin Kenya Company in collaboration with the national government where locals were paid Sh80, 000 per acre from 2006 to 2008 before Base Titanium mining company taking over. While giving their views in the proposed mining act…

Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani has urged the national government to increase the funds disbursed to counties to solve the perennial medics strikes in the country. Governor Achani further asked the Senate and National Assembly to advocate for the increase of revenue allocation to counties so as to enable smooth sailing of essential services in the counties. She said this after officially flagging off the International Nurses and Midwives Day by conducting a health walk from Ibiza Grounds to Mvindeni Dispensary,Ukunda ward, Msambweni Sub-county. International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day recognises the incredible contribution that our nurses and…

By Caroline Katana Being intersex may be evident at birth, in childhood, later in adulthood, or never. An Intersex is a person born with a combination of male and female biological traits. Every parent desires to raise a child with one gender, male or female but bringing up an intersex child is like a curse or witchcraft in the African community. Early history indicates that in some communities intersex children were not given a chance to survive, especially those who were identified as intersex at birth, it is believed that some societies could drown them in a water basin or throw them…

End Human rights violations along the beaches By Caroline Katana Unfortunately, human rights violations occur not only on land but also at sea, human trafficking, corruption, exploitation, and other illegal violations combined with a lack of policing and proper enforcement of international and national laws, is the deplorable reality of much ocean activity. This ever-growing presence of human rights violations at the sea and the direct and indirect mistreatment of the ocean go hand in hand. Whether it be in the form of illegal fishing or the forced fleeing of low–lying toll nations from sea level rise the ocean is…

By Caroline Katana Child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) are serious violations of a child’s rights, but across Africa, girls and women continue to experience these harmful practices with alarming regularity. The continent is home to 130 million child brides and nearly 140 million girls and women who have undergone FGM, over 40 million girls and women in Africa have experienced both harmful practices. Globally, Africa has the highest levels of both practices. Their prevalence varies widely across the continent by region, country or even the community a girl is a member of progress towards ending these harmful practices…