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By Anthony Zoka Experts in eye treatment warn against using naked dirty hands rubbing eyes as they risk infections, which may lead to serious eye problems as 375 Rabai residents benefit from free eye clinics courtesy of Jumbo Steel Mill ltd and Lions Club of Mombasa. According to the second vice district governor of lions 411A, Lion Inderjeet Singh, there is a need to have regular eye checkups to reduce chances of losing sight. Speaking at Rabai, during an outreach exercise Singh advocated for use of clean cloth in cleaning eyes. “Eyes are very sensitive, like your body has blood…

BY SHABAN OMAR Kwale bar owners associations have threatened to take the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) to court, accusing the agency of violating their constitutional rights. They claim some NACADA officers have been conducting frequent crackdowns, interfering with operations that fall under county jurisdiction. He said that the association will move to the High Court to seek clarity on the roles of NACADA and the County Liquor Licensing Board, as they feel the overlapping mandates are causing confusion and unnecessary conflicts. According to the Kwale Chairperson of the Bar Owners Association, Richard Onsongo,…

By Alloys Musyoka In a bid to improve household income and availability of food and nutrition security, the county government of Kwale has continued to distribute improved cattle to livestock farmers in the area. In Dzombo- ward LungaLuna sub-county Governor Fatuma Achani handed over 10 heifers to livestock farmers. Achani said that her administration targets the milk productivity from 2 liters per cow to at least 12 liters per cow in a day through the county project. Since 2013 during former governor Salim Mvurya leadership deputized by Achani the County Government of Kwale has been promoting dairy farming through distribution…

Dr Kizza Besigye was earning well as a doctor at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital when he decided to go to the bush to become the personal doctor to the then guerrilla leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Kizza had fled to Nairobi in 1981 via Malaba border to escape political persecution as activists of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Uganda Patriotic Movement became a target of the new Obote regime. In Nairobi, he was accommodated by his sister, who worked at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Uganda Airlines. Nairobi wasn’t really new to the 25 year old Kizza because he…

BY SHABAN OAMR  Muslim Women Advancement Rights and Protection (MWARP), a non-governmental organization, in partnership with the Kwale County Government, has launched a training program aimed at equipping grassroots project management committees (PMCs) with essential skills for effective development oversight. The initiative seeks to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in project implementation at the community level. The training will focus on project planning, financial management, monitoring, and ensuring quality standards in infrastructure development. It targets local community leaders comprising youth, women and PWD leaders and other stakeholders involved in various development projects to strengthen their capacity in project monitoring. Speaking…

BY SHABAN OMAR A section of Tiwi and Diani residents is calling for the nullification of over 1200 title deeds issued under the Diani Complex scheme and demanding a fresh adjudication process. The residents claim that the scheme was hijacked by land grabbers who denied locals their ancestral land rights. The disputed land is said to be 960 acres. According to local resident Hamisi Juma Mwajao, 80 percent of the Diani Complex beneficiaries are non-residents. “The Diani complex has cartels who are colluding with other people to steal land from the locals,” he said. Mwajao added that despite the late…

BY SHABAN OMAR Kwale County Government, in partnership with Theirworld and Fanikisha Foundation, is set to amend the 2016 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Act to improve the quality of early learning in the region. Speaking at the county headquarters, Governor Fatuma Achani said that the revised law is expected to be ready by September. She said that the current law is outdated and requires adjustments to enhance the quality of ECDE services. Governor Achani noted that ECDE is a devolved function, and the existing legislation has certain limitations that hinder funding from development partners. She said the proposed amendments…

By Anthony Zoka Rabai sub county is set to benefit from a Sh 50 million sports academy as plans to roll out other 37 academies across the ccountry continues. Cabinet secretary for youth, creative economy and sports, Salim Mvurya directed the construction of the facility to help in the identification, development and empowering of youth from the area. According to the CS, the government of Kenya is determined to provide conducive environment for talent development across the country. “ A team of officials from the Kenya Academy of Sports will tour Rabai to access the land which will be used…

By Zulfa Shauri Vanga residents have every reason to smile after the commissioning of the Mlalo water pan project  by Kwale Governor  Fatuma Achani. Locals will have access to water services as the water pan is designed to enhance water storage capacity, ensuring a reliable supply for domestic use, irrigation, and livestock during dry seasons as well as mitigate the effects of drought. The project dubbed FLLoCA is funded through a combination of national treasury and county government efforts through the Department of Lands, Environment and Natural resources. Governor Fatuma Achani highlighted the importance of the project saying that lack of…

By Nuru Salim. After 11 successful years of operations, Base Titanium has officially called it a day for the  mining activities in Kenya, with the shipment of its final bulk vessel. The last ship, Devbulk Sinem, departed on February 12, 2025, at around 12:30 pm, marking the end of a decade-long journey that began in 2012 when the company first started its operations in Kwale County. As the ship hooted and set sail, a bittersweet sendoff marked the closing of a chapter in Kenya’s mining history, one that had a profound impact on the nation’s economy. The final shipment, which carried…