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Thirteen Self-help groups of people living with disabilities (PWD’s) from Mpeketoni in Lamu County have undergone a financial literacy training. The training that was organized by Muslims Women Advancement for Rights and Protection organization (MWARP) is aimed to equip the PWDs with knowledge on how to understand and carry out their financial responsibilities. “We also want the PWDs to take fully charge of their financial future”, said MWARP Programs Officer James Chapa. MWARP believes that people with disabilities should be in charge of their businesses to be financially independent to the degree to which they are capable according to the…

By reporter Kwale county’s health sector to get a major boost following plans by AMREF AFRICA in partnership with the national government to set up a state-of-the-art oxygen plant in the county. The sh 99.065 million project will be constructed at the Lunga-Lunga sub-county hospital where it will serve other county health facilities. The Pressurized Swing Absorption oxygen plant will be the biggest oxygen-generating machine in the region. The county will be supplied with 250 oxygen cylinders, splitters and the installation of manifold and piping to the sub-county health facilities of Samburu, Lunga Lunga and Tiwi Rural Hospital in Matuga.…

President William Ruto has sent parking former president Uhuru Kenyatta appointee at the Coast Water Board that has changed to Coast Water Works Development Agency politician Omar Boga. Ruto replaced Boga with Daniel Katama Mwaringa as the chairperson of the Board of directors of the Coast Water Works Development Agency. Others whose term ended prematurely include Husein Ahmed Farah,Rehana Ismail,Abdul Timimi and Joseph Charo Kambi. Their terms were supposed to end by February 26 2023 when they were appointed by former president Uhuru Kenyatta. In a Gazette notice dated 1 February 2023 also appointed Hafswa Abdalla Dele,Judith Wabosha Mwamburi and…

Residents in Kilifi County should prioritize Mangrove tree planting to improve the economy and address the effects of climate change, Grow with us founder Kelly Banda has said. He also urged environmental defenders to be on the forefront in planting the indeginous trees because they are sources of income through agriculture, and prevent environmental degradation. Banda said the initiative is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and President William Ruto’s Agenda to increase forest cover by 10 per cent. He spoke to the residents after planting more than 10,000 Mangroves seedling in Nzombere -Kidundu in Kilifi North Constituency. Already…

By Coast Times Reporter Barke Mahsen, a girl from Matuga Girls High School, has ended a six-year ‘dry spell’ of Grade A in Kwale County in the just released KCSE examinations. The last time Kwale County produced an A was in 2016 by a boy from Kwale High. Mahsen’s school of Matuga, which is also a national girls’ school, last produced an A in 2013. Mahsen had an A of 81 points making her the best student in the entire county. Mahsen was just doing her normal home chores in Malindi when the 2022 KCSE results were released by Education…

Kwale Non-Government organization, Muslims Women Advancement of Rights and Protection has launched a three-year program to help initiate and oversight the implementation of county development projects. The program has brought together various Civil Society and Rights organizations across the county to strengthen unity in the oversight roles and development. It is supported by Amkeni Kenya through the sponsorship of the United Nations Development Programme. MWARP officer Fahad Changi said they target to strengthen civil society and the community voices in policy-making through an inclusive platform for public participation and civic engagement. Changi said the program will take the CSOs and…

People living with disabilities in Lamu County have been urged to come out in large numbers and register as self-help groups or community based organisations to benefit from the disability funds. Through a program ‘Kuboresha Uthabiti wa Jamii Initiative’ funded by the European Union through the Aghakhan Foundation and implemented by Muslim Women Advancement for Rights and Protection organization (MWARP) held in Lamu town that brought together 8 groups of disabled from the county with the aim of teaching them on matters business and finance management. It wae revealed that parents are still hiding their disabled children at home. Rukia…

Kwale county governor Fatuma Achani 100 days in office The Kwale county governor Fatuma Achani has spelled out her performance in office for the last 100 days saying common Mwananchi has really felt her services since she assumed office. One of her biggest focuses being mitigating the effect of drought in the county where over 200,000 people have been facing starvation due to prolonged drought. 1. Opening of two dams which are currently operational. A 159 million Nyalani within Puma ward -Banga water project. The ongoing project will serve over 8000 households with clean drinking water once complete. 2.107.9 million…

Johnson Chengo The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has launched a crackdown on marine vessels operating in Kenyan waters without the requisite registration and licencing certification. The authority’s Coast Regional Manager Alex Munga, said the crackdown was aimed at ensuring compliance to safety regulations and urged all owners of marine vehicles to have them registered and obtain licences from relevant bodies for them to be allowed to operate. This come as cases of vessels capsizing while in the deep-sea increase in the Coastal region, last week four people died while 25 others were rescued including Italian tourists were onboard. Last year…

Tourism industry in the Coast region reaped big during the December and January holiday as most of the hotels operated at 90 to 100 percent bed occupancy during the period. Majority of the hotels in Diani including Leopard Beach Resort, Diani Palm Resort and Swahili beach hotel had by 22 December recorded full booking with others almost full to their capacity. Those who spoke to Coast Times painted a picture of an industry that had recovered from the shocks of a two-year Covid19 tough experience. At Leopard Beach Resort the hotel had bookings that stretched to January according to the…