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By Coast Times Reporter Fihoni is a calm and quiet village in Kwale County sandwiched between Gogoni and Buda Forests. Deep in the village,14 years Enock Mweni is championing environmental conservation in efforts to mitigate climate change as well as increasing forest cover. The class seven pupil at Fihoni primary school has planted over 1400 tree seedlings of different species. This is hard work that was inspired by an environmental program carried out by mining company Base Titanium. Base Titanium has been running the Schools Environmental and Social Education Program (SESEP), a module that has been in existence for four years targeting students in Primary and secondary…

By Coast Times Digital Team Lamu cultural festival is one of the world’s most famous Cultural festivals to be held at a UNESCO world heritage city attracting both domestic and foreign tourists. “Don’t ever plan to go to Lamu abruptly without planning during the Lamu cultural festival because you will have nowhere to spend your night, all hotels are always fully booked during that period,” said Kwale resident Aziz Vumbi, who visits Pate Island frequently. This year’s 20th edition of the Lamu cultural festival was hailed as the best after it was heavily attended. It returned after a two-year break occasioned by the coronavirus…

By Ciclia Nelima After six months of gruelling matches and high-octane tackles, the Base Titanium Football tournament will come to an end on the 9th December 2022. The tournament, in its second edition, will see Wayzata Boys from Gasi who were finalist in the first edition (runners up) play against Fihoni Young stars. The tournament whose aim is to nurture talent in Kwale (Msambweni Sub-County) has been attracting the attention of hundreds of youths and teams in the area who are keen to make a career out of sports. In the second phase 32 local football teams from Msambweni were sponsored to…

Two people have died after a plane crashed at Kone area along the Tiva in Tsavo East National Park on Thursday morning in Taita Taveta county. In a statement to the media KWS said that the plan Cessna 185 5Y-DHS belongs to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. “It crashed at around 7.15 hours while on patrol in Huri-the North Eastern boundary of the park regrettably instantly killing both occupants on board,” reads the statement. Kenya Wildlife services officials and security officials are kn the ground to investigate the circumstances of the crash. “KWS wishes to express our deepest sympathies and condolences…

Former Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has facilitated the travel of Janice Mueni Mutisya who comes from Mwandeo in LungaLunga from Saudi Arabia where she was working to attend the burial of her daughter Monica Achieng. Monica Achieng, the 13 years old class six in Mwandeo Primary succumbed to internal injuries a month ago after she was allegedly kicked below her breast by her classmate. Mutisya expected to board a plane on Wednesday around 9:00 am at Hail International Airport in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia before landing in the country around midday. She will be proceeding to Mombasa for the…

By Kwale Reporter Hundreds of hungry Nyango residents in Kinango, Kwale County have a reason to smile after receiving relief food from the Kwale Tourism Association. Kwale was reported to have more than 200, 000 people facing severe hunger. Kinango and Samburu locals are the most affected. Nyango is a semi-arid area and among the hard-hit villages by the dry spell of Kinango. The starving residents received maize flour, beans, rice, Omena, sugar and sanitary pads and soaps to help women maintain good menstrual hygiene. Locals often complain of urinary tract infections and skin diseases because of poor hygiene for…

Kwale business community have threatened to petition President William Ruto to dissolve the Kwale county government for a fresh election claiming the assembly has refused to approve county executive nominee names presented to them a month ago. Led by Richard Onsongo, the group said that delay to approve CECM has jeopardized service delivery in the area. “We cannot allow the MCAs to hold the county government of Kwale at ransom. We will march to the assembly next week and eject the MCAs who have refused to work for the interest of Kwale people,” he said. County assembly public appointment committee…

By Reporter The county-level competitions for the annual Kwale Cultural Festivals have kicked off with citizens being urged to embrace culture  for economic empowerment. The county festivals were held at the Kwale cultural Centre in Matuga sub-county after the completion of the ward-level competitions. Kwale county is preparing the best groups to compete in the 95th edition of the National Annual competition scheduled on 1st December in Kitui. The event has made a comeback after a two-year hiatus owing to Covid-19. The county-level competitions were officially inaugurated by the Social Services and Talent Management chief officer Francisca Kilonzo. In Kwale,…

Kaya Elders in the Coastal region have called out the Judiciary to address historical land injustices being the reason many of them are being killed. The Malindi District Cultural Association (MADCA) elders pointed their gun at the Environment and Lands Court to speed up the Cases of land in the region. They claim such cases are major contributing factor to the massive elderly killings on false allegations of being witches. Elders said it was sad state of affairs in the Coastal region that innocent elders were murdered by youths as a result of land. They made the remarks outside Pwani…

The Kenya Certificate for Primary Education and Kenya primary school assessment education exams has kicked off well in Kwale County. Exams distribution exercise to various primary schools started on Monday morning from 6: am during the official opening. In Msambweni education director Abraham Nyamawi and deputy county commissioner Lotiatia Kipkoech supervised the exercise. However unlike previous exams this year primary school teachers were forced to carry more than they are used to because of the KPSEA exams for grade six pupils. “This year’s exams are unique, we are going to school with a lot of luggage of exams not for…