Author: Coast Times Digital

The national government has pledged to continue supporting Lamu County’s festival calendar in a bid to ensure that the sector continues creating jobs among women and youths within the coastal county The 23rd Edition of the Lamu Cultural Festival that is running from Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd 2025 with the expectation that the festival will draw in 20,000 domestic and foreign tourists. Setting the tone to the three-day cultural extravaganza, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca MIano stated that the national government will continue marketing Lamu as a favorable tourist destination especially with the upcoming festive season underway.…

By reporter At least 92 youths drawn from the Ndera, Lower Tana Delta, and Hanshak-Nyongoro Conservancies have completed training in high-demand skills in a bid to promote entrepreneurship among marginalized communities in Tana River and Lamu counties The youths trained acquired skills ranging from Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance, Catering, Mobile Phone Repair, Tailoring and Dressmaking, Masonry, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, and Electrical and Solar Installation under the auspices of MashinaniWORKS (formerly Northern Rangelands Trust Trading) Speaking during the graduation ceremony held in Lower Tana Delta, Lower Tana Delta Conservancy Chairman Ali Hiribai stated that the trained youths would also be receiving…

By Shaban Omar More than 100 residents of Mwabungo in Msambweni, Kwale County, on Thursday received free legal assistance as land injustice complaints took centre stage at a legal aid clinic organised by Smart Move Community and justice sector partners. The clinic, held at Mwabungo Galu Primary School, drew elderly residents and vulnerable families battling long-running land disputes, including cases of alleged fraudulent title transfers, forged documents and illegal acquisition of ancestral land. Smart Move Community founder and chairperson Jamal Kidyogo said the initiative brought together lawyers, the County Attorney’s office, Kadhis’ Courts and mental health practitioners to offer services…

By Shaban Omar Kwale Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers have dismissed claims that their internship period has been extended to two years, insisting that their appointment letters clearly outline a one-year engagement. The teachers, who held a demonstration at the Ukunda Showground in Msambweni Sub-county on Friday, November 14, 2025, said President William Ruto’s recent statement suggesting a two-year internship was misleading and inconsistent with the contracts they signed. They warned that they will not resume teaching duties in January unless the government and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) confirm them on permanent and pensionable terms. Kwale KUPPET branch…

By Reporter The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Kwale has secured a conviction and a 30-year prison sentence for a middle-aged man who defiled his 12-year-old stepdaughter. In her ruling, Resident Magistrate Hon. Ruth Ogolla found Mangisi Chaka Mangisi guilty of defilement contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2006. He was also convicted of committing an indecent act on a child contrary to Section 11(1) of the same Act. The magistrate noted that the five prosecution witnesses had presented watertight evidence warranting conviction and sentencing. Assistant Director of…

By Reporter Muslim Women Advancement of Rights and Protection (MWARP) has donated Printers and Stationery to Lamu Central sub county Police stations to Expedite Help for GBV and Defilement Survivors. The beneficiary stations include Amu, Hindi, and Mokowe police stations which received the equipment today, aimed at ensuring that GBV survivors are accorded service regardless of whether they have monies to facilitate production of critical administrative material essential to their cases. According to MWARP officials the printers will be used to swiftly produce police abstracts and the vital P3 forms, which are medical-legal documents essential for documenting evidence and building…

By Reporter Kenya is ill-prepared to deal with the growing cyber-crime threats because of shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals, stakeholders in the information and communication technology sector have said. The country is ranked among African countries facing an acute deficit of cybersecurity risk experts. According to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) officials the issue has left individuals, businesses, and public institutions increasingly vulnerable to attacks. ISACA Vice-President George Kisaka said the country’s internal capacity to defend against cyber threats remains weak, even as the frequency and sophistication of attacks continue to rise. “Cyber threats are evolving daily…

By Ayub Mwangi A democracy is built on dissent which gives power to the people to question and disagree within agreeable limits with the decisions that are made by their representatives. ‎Dissent thrives on free expression and gives the people power to freely express themselves and therefore question the action of duty bearers. ‎Dissent also finds a home in the arts- writers and creatives can freely question those in power without the fear of the midnight knock. ‎Yet, leaders abhor dissent because it exposes their assumed infallibility, inadequacies, and injures their fragile egos. ‎History is replete with examples of people…

By Alloys Musyoka A Kwale journalist has been arrested by Tanzania authorities at the HoroHoro one border stop Kenyan side in LungaLunga Kwale. This is after visiting the area to document human rights officials who were in the place for a fact finding mission following the Tanzania protests after a disputed general election on Wednesday 29 October 2025. Shoka Juma, a reporter with Nyota TV had started preparing to take videos as the civil society officers stood watching over the area when a Tanzania police officer is said to have crossed over Kenya and pretended to talk to him before…

By Faith Muteti The Kenya Dental Association (KDA) has issued a public advisory warning Kenyans against seeking dental services from unregistered practitioners posing as qualified dentists in Nairobi. In a statement released on Thursday, the association president Kahura Mundia  raised concern over individuals operating under the name Smile4Life Dental, located in Buru Buru Phase 4, who are allegedly offering dental services without being registered to practice dentistry in Kenya. According to the KDA, the individuals linked to the facility and advertising services through the phone numbers 0794 314 050 and 0756 737 520 are not known dentists within their official…