Author: Coast Times Digital

By Alloys Musyoka Kwale business community have lauded Coast region police commander Ali Nuno for taking action against increased juvenile gangs in the area. The traders rallied behind Nunos’ shoot to kill order saying it will bring to end the continued harassment and disturbance of business in the area. Speaking in Diani led by Willis Ondeche the traders said that police should indeed use force to eliminate the criminal elements that have remained a thorn in the flesh for many businesses in the coastal regregion Ondeche said that many traders have had to close business early for fear of…

By Amenya Ochieng Lamu East MP Captain Ruweida Obo has called on parents and guardians to ensure their children remain in school, warning that lack of education fuels unemployment, early marriages, and crime in the constituency. Speaking during the Patte Girls High School Prize Giving Day held yesterday evening, the MP emphasized that education is the only pathway to improving living standards in Lamu East and breaking the cycle of poverty affecting many families. “It is only through education that the standards of living for those living in Lamu East will improve and reduce the state of joblessness and early…

By Shaban Omar Likoni MP Mishi Mboko has warned school heads against sending learners home over fee arrears, terming the practice punitive and unnecessary at a time when families across the country are struggling to keep children in school. Mboko said principals should instead reach out to local leaders for support, noting that continued suspension of learners undermines efforts to promote education access for all. “It is wrong to send students home for school fees when families are already weighed down by the high cost of living,” she said during the disbursement of bursaries at Mwahima Stadium on Saturday. Her…

By Amenya Ochieng The Lamu Youth Assembly has issued an urgent appeal to national government to address the ongoing job recruitment row at the Kenya Ports Authority that they allege has locked out youths from being considered for jobs at the parastatal . The activists have further alleged that following widespread technical failures during the recruitment process many young skilled people from Lamu County seem to have been systematically locked out during a highly competitive recruitment exercise that took place in November last year. The Lamu Youth Assembly in a press release issued today made three core demands citing immediate…

By Amenya Ochieng Shela Primary, in Lamu County is set to become the first in the coastal region to adopt a digital library system enabling learning without the internet. Students and teachers at Shela Primary School can now access Wikipedia and thousands of educational resources without an internet connection, following the installation of Kiwix for Schools, a digital library system designed for offline use. The initiative, launched this week by Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY) Libraries in partnership with Wikimedia Kenya and Kiwix, comes as Wikipedia celebrates its 25th anniversary as the world’s largest free online encyclopedia. Kiwix is a software application that…

By Shaban Omar   At least 179,000 people in Kwale County have been severely affected by drought and are in urgent need of relief food, according to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA).   The latest assessment shows that 90 percent of the county has been hit hard, with all six sub-counties, Lunga-Lunga, Msambweni, Samburu, Matuga, Kinango and Shimba Hills experiencing acute water and food shortages.   Speaking on Thursday, January 12, 2026 in Kwale Town, NDMA Chief Executive Officer Hared Hassan said Kwale is now officially under drought alert phase, placing it among the most affected counties in the…

By Shaban Omar The National Management Environment Authority (NEMA) has commended Australian mining firm Base Titanium for a successful and comprehensive land rehabilitation exercise in Kwale County. Barely two years after the company ceased operations, significant progress in restoring mined-out areas is already evident. Unlike many mining firms that delay rehabilitation until the end of extraction, Base Titanium adopted a progressive model, restoring land concurrently with ongoing mining activities. The company, which began operations in 2013, wound up mining in December 2024 after fully extracting key minerals including zircon, rutile, and ilmenite. During the Kwale Mine Closure Expert Monitoring Studies…

A 22 years old man from Nandi County, who travelled to Diani in search of employment, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 74 years old woman after being promised a Sh200,000 ‘salary’. According to the victim, the woman offered to host him. However she allegedly entered his room at night and demanded sex, threatening to send him to jail if he refused the act. This left him shocked and desperate with nothing to do in the middle of Mwabungo village, in a house belonging to the son within her compound. The woman whose husband is reportedly based in the UK…

By Alloys Musyoka Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani, accompanied by Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya, on Saturday attended a mass wedding ceremony held at Baraza Park in Matuga Sub-County. The weddings were sponsored through the Tandaza Foundation, where more than 300 couples from Kwale and Kilifi counties were officially married. The ceremony was presided over by the Kenya Chief Kadhi, Sheikh Sukyan Hassan. Speaking during the event, Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya congratulated the couples and urged residents to continue supporting government leaders and community-based initiatives that uplift society. “I commend Hon. Tandaza for this noble investment in societal wellness,…

Young people now have many employment and job opportunities for employment courtesy of the various programmes and policies the government is implementing, President William Ruto has said. The President urged young people to take advantage of the opportunities in the Affordable Housing Programme, construction of modern markets, institutional housing, and student hostels. Already, 500,000 young people are working in this sector at 240 construction sites across the country, he said. He also cited the Labour Mobility Programme that is providing opportunities for young people to work abroad, saying the process has been streamlined. “In the past three years, 530,000 young…