Author: Coast Times Digital

Three students from Lamu County who excelled in 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations were airlifted from Manda Airport after receiving a fully funded scholarship by KDF in collaboration with local administration. The three are Nathaniel Chanzera,17 years, Ryan Karisa, 16  years and Ali Mohamed, 15 years The students joining Moi Forces Academy (MFA) were seen off by Commander Operation Amani Boni (OAB) Col. Joel Tanui and Lamu West constituency manager Mr. Jeremiah Murimi. Addressing the students before taking off, Col. Tanui congratulated them for their outstanding performance, urged the students to continue working hard to elevate their families…

Diani Tourists town which is the economic hub for Kwale County is facing a challenge of insecurity not only at night but also during the day. It is now clear that anyone with a master key can get into your shop, open it and walk out carrying all your stuff and go away without being traced. This is after a robbery case in which photography equipment worth half a million were stolen by a man who was captured on CCTV footage, police are yet to identify the person a week after the incident. Police are investigating the incident after receiving…

By Flora Awinja and Mwanasiti Salim The country continues to usher in the new CBC education curriculum but it has not lost sight of the pioneer 8-44 education system that has served the Kenyans for many years. This year’s primary class 8 candidates are the last class of the 8-44 system. From Monday 6 February 2023 thousands of secondary schools across the country started receiving form one students in an exercise that is set for a one week period. In Kwale for example, statistics show that there is a total number of 23,000 candidates who sat for the KCPE examinations…

By Johnson Chengo Malindi Sub-County beach soccer teams have asked Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba to intervene and root out cartels who were ruining the sport. The team comprising of players and officials said cartels were taking advantage of the youth to siphon money during tournaments sponsored by the government. They said the move is unfair and should be investigated. Beach soccer is emerging as a key sport in the country and some of the players in Malindi have been selected to represent national team in Ghana and Tanzania but were reportedly given only Sh. 1500 after the games. The…

Lamu County Government has announced plans to construct a Ksh100 million cotton ginnery. The project which is a partnership of the County government and Thika Cloth Mills, will be set at Mpeketoni as part of the government’s plan to revive cotton farming. “The ginnery will be set up in partnership with Thika Cloth Mills at Mpeketoni and is expected to have an output capacity to process 20,000 metric tonnes of cotton fibre annually”, said Governor Timamy. Timamy who is also the A.N.C Party leader was accompanied by his Deputy Raphael Munyua. He said towards supporting the agricultural recovery path his…

By Mary Aluoch. Kwale county woman Member of Parliament Fatuma Masito has flagged off distribution of relief food to over 600 marginalized people across the region. Through the National Government Affirmative Action Fund, Masito said that the relief food targets disabled, widows and orphans selected from drought prone areas of Kinango,LungaLunga and some parts of Matuga. Kwale County has estimated about 200,000 locals facing starvation due to prolonged drought according to the National Drought Management Authority. Masito said that the food distribution will bring a positive impact to the lives of the local people especially those with no food. “The food…

Kilifi county governor Gideon Mung’aro has raised concern over misappropriation of public funds at Matsangoni Emergency Operation Center within Kilifi North and directed blacklisting of the contractor responsible. “I made an impromptu visit to the Emergency Operation Center hosted at Matsangoni Kilifi North sub-county office hosting all departments. This is a partnership with Kenya Red cross for mapping, analysis and planning for prompt response to emergencies and disasters,’ he said. In a statement on his social media Facebook page, the governor said that it is unfortunate the said center has been a victim of inefficient and misappropriation of funds that…

BY FLORA AWINJA Artists in Kwale County have protested over negligence by both the national and county government for failing to offer them financial and technical support. Nick Wakwanza, a producer from Corner To Europe Productions, bitterly points out that the challenges most artists that frequent the studio to inquire about music recording rates complain about lack of funds. He says most of the upcoming artists comes from humble background and face a lot of hurdles in pursuit of their dreams. The artists also lack funds to brand themselves to enable them get contracted to perform in shows. He…

By Bozo Jenje The Sport shooters representing Kenya team and various gun clubs held their First IDPA Tier 3 International shooting competition at the BRC Bamburi Rifle Club on the 3rd and 4th February 2023. The event attracted competitors from all over Kenya with a count of 133 shooters drawn from various clubs and discipline forces. Kenya’s Finest Master shooter Ibrahim Ndungu emerged the overall winner of the international defensive pistol association championship. Ndungu’s accuracy, flexibility and speed ensured him garner 183.49 points to continue his dominance in shooting within the country at the start of shooting competition this season.…

Johnson Chengo Environmental activist in Kilifi County has faulted the decision by the state and County government of Kilifi that allowed the approoting and exporting of baobab trees to foreign countries. Gro With Us founder, Kelly Banda referred to the trend as biopiracy, citing that it has a negative impact on the environment, especially Kilifi which is already grappling with severe drought. He spoke in Kidungu village after planting more than 5000 Mangrove seedlings. It is not clear why the buyers only target the mature trees instead of the seedlings and why the two arms of government rushed into issuing…