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By Alloys Musyoka One of the famous Kaya Ukunda is nowhere after the national government through the land ministry and provincial administration gave it off to individuals ironically after setting it aside as a Kaya forest. The entire around 20 hectares was divided amongst 25 individuals and companies with some currently doing agriculture while others developing it after cutting down over hundred years old trees that Kaya elders had protected them. Coast Times Digital has established that among those who benefitted from the Kaya Ukunda forest then includes through the national government officials alleged fraudulent plan include plot 146 for…

Kwale County Governor, Fatuma Achani has urged youth from the county to stop involving themselves in criminal activities. Instead she said they should embrace productive activities such as joining football clubs, Saccos and opening companies to benefit from government programs. This comes following a wave of juvenile gangs emerging from different areas within the county such as Waa-Ng’ombeni, Ukunda-Diani and Kombani areas. These gangs have mainly been composed of youths between 14 years and 25 years. Speaking at a fundraiser event organized by Black Eagles Fc at Mbweka in Waa-Ng’ombeni ward, she decried the high cases of youth involvement in…

By Reporter The Lamu Port has received Ethiopia’s first maiden ship dubbed MV Abbey which imported a 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer meant for Southern Ethiopia in a move that signals the East African region’s openness towards using the LAPSSET corridor. At hand to grace the reception, were two Ethiopian Cabinet Ministers; Minister of Agriculture Girma Amante and his counterpart from the Transport docket Dange Boru who led a high level delegation from the Ethiopian Maritime Authority and the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics department to mark the maiden reception alongside Kenyan dignitaries. Speaking during the reception Kenya Ports Authority MD…

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…