Author: Coast Times Digital

At least two people were severely injured following a land dispute tussle between two clans in Samburu, Kwale County. According to the area OCPD Fredrick Ombaka, the incident happened on Monday near Kinagoni market within Samburu. Ombaka told Coast Times Digital  that the dispute is between Mwachanda and Mwadzine Wanzira clans. They are fighting over ownership of a piece of land. The OCPD said a section of the members of the two clans were in a disagreement and attacked one another with Pangas and arrows leaving two people badly injured. “It was reported at around 1130hrs by Andrew Muhwa that…

By Our reporter It is a sigh of relief for Kwale residents as the judiciary opens High Court Services in the region. The new services tend to enhance justice delivery and cushion residents from trekking long distances to seek justice. The services were launched on Monday by Governor Fatuma Achani and Mombasa High Court judge Lady Justice Olga Sewe in a colourful event in Matuga sub-county. Previously, the locals used to travel to Mombasa to do cases on murder trials, criminals, succession, civil cases, commercial, election petitions and others. Speaking during the launch, Sewe said it is a turning point…

Investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has taken issue with Coast leadership saying they are used to continued lamentations about the privatisation of the multi-million Kenya ports Authority KPA . Kuria castigated the leaders he said have perfected the art of complaining about being sidelined on matters of development. He said the leaders instead of seeking dialogue with the national government to iron out issues and create solutions are professionals in complaining. Moses who did not specify  the government position over the port privatisation hullabaloo noted that his ministry will continue to source for financially loaded investors to…

LA lobby has said that corruption and poor governance are hurting the development of the water sector in Kenya.  Kenya Water for Health organization programs coordinator Felix Brian said many small water supply systems and water projects have stalled because people embezzled the projects’ funds. He said many investors fund the water projects, but unfortunately, the projects do not last more than three years due to a lack of proper management. “A lot of water projects in rural don’t get to see their third birthdays because of poor supervision and misuse of funds and hence the projects cannot be sustainable,”…

By Nairobi Reporter The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Eliud Owalo has today unveiled the Connected Africa Summit 2024. The Continental Summit will build on the gains of Connected Kenya Summit which has run for the last 12 years under the auspice of the ICT Authority. The continental summit, scheduled for 2nd – 5th April next year, seeks to drive Africa’s access to ICT and Innovation as it opens up for intra-Africa trade through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) focusing on the digital economy. The agreement, which has so far been ratified by over…

By Primerose Omoto Pop and colour as the Samba Sports Youth Agenda marks two-and-a-half years of the Kumekucha Quest project. The fete was held at Sunset Villa in Msambweni, Kwale County. The event brought together various stakeholders to reflect on the milestone achievements, challenges and way forward for the project. The historic event was focused on advocating matters of mental health awareness among youths with the theme dubbed ‘Wellness is Wealth’. The program is funded by Grand Challenges Canada and implemented in Kenya through The Green String Network, Samba Sports Youth Agenda. Since the program commenced in 2021, it has…

At least over 2000 youths in Kwale County have been trained and transformed through a mental health awareness and empowerment program dubbed the Kumekucha Quest. Most of the youth had once given up on life and were going through depression, drug abuse, and others had dropped out of school and some were victims of teen pregnancies. The program is run by a coastal youth affairs organization based in Kwale known as Samba Sports Youth Agenda. The Kumekucha Quest was formulated in 2021 when cases of suicide, insecurities and drugs were high among youth in the region. At least 10 cases…

Over 50 Mwalewa secondary school students in LungaLunga admitted for suspected food poisoning. The students are said to have started complaining about stomach pain moments after Monday evening food. They are being admitted at LungaLunga sub county hospital where medical professionals are doing everything possible to save their lives. More to follow

The county government of Kwale has called on the respective authority to shut down a makeshift GSU camp at Kazamoyo in Samburu sub-county. The New development follows a last week incident where a 23-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by GSU officers manning the area. Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo said the GSU camp has caused more harm than good in the area. “We want this camp to be closed within the next 24 hours and let the private developer park all the tractors until the issue is resolved,” he said. He alleged that the security officers are being misused…

Acting president and National Assembly speaker Moses Wetangula has called on Kenyans to be united amid hard economic times. Wetangula said that despite the tough economic times the country is facing it is important for citizens to remain focused and work to support President William Ruto’s administration. He made the remarks at Danisa village in the Garsen constituency during the commissioning of a secondary school. He was accompanied by Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana, MPs Ali Wario of Garsen, Majimbo Kalasinga of Kabuchai and Ruweida Mohamed of Lamu East. Wetagula added that KPR will be restored in Lamu and Tana…