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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…

By Johnson Chengo The much awaited construction of Sh 39 billion Dongo Kundu Special economic Zone in Mombasa will kick off soon in Mombasa. This is according to Trade, Investments and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Moses Kuria. He said that the project will be launched soon adding that preparations to launch the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone are at an advanced stage. Kuria, who spoke after touring the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) headquarters in Mombasa, noted that the special economic zone will be a logistics and industrial hub in the port city of Mombasa. “The project will be a game…

By Johnson Chengo In a bid to solve the energy crisis in Kilifi County, an ambitious Sh800 million sewerage recycling plant is set to be launched in Malindi by the county government of Kilifi. The plant is expected to use human waste from toilets in Malindi and Watamu towns to produce coal that will be sold to residents and reduce the over-dependence on charcoal from trees that contributes to environmental degradation. According to Governor Gideon Mung’aro the project funded by the World Bank will be put up at Sabaki in Malindi sub-county. “The briquettes will be made from a mixture…

By Johnson Chengo Unity among communities in the Coastal region will ensure that the region benefits from the current administration, Mijikenda Kaya Elders Association has said. Without mentioning names, the elders said that the region should avoid characters who are out to divide them and instead unite for a common goal. The elders claimed that some people are parading themselves to the state house in the name of Mijikenda elders while they are not. “We are being divided by a few selfish individuals using divide and rule tactics,” said Mwinyi Mwalimu, the Mijikenda Kaya Elders Association chairman. Speaking after chairing…

By Coast Times Correspondent Reviving the dilapidated 111 years old Kighombo dam may be the only solution to solving water problems in Kighombo, Mkwachunyi, and Ikanga villages within Voi Sub County. According to residents in the area the county government should focus on the rehabilitation of the dam that started drying up in 1963 after its construction in 1912 by East Africa Railways Corporation as part of efforts to harvest rain water in the region. The dam was used to provide water for steam engines used in locomotives and it served thousands of people and livestock. Locals say that rehabilitation…

By Coast Times Team The recent Jordanian-Kenyan Economic Forum may be the gateway to more opportunities in terms of investment in Kenya after WATRA, an Africans leading trade and investment promotion advisory agency, led a Kenyan delegation of 18 business persons to Amman- Jordan for a trade and business development mission early December 2022. At the centre of WATRA AFRICA is William Ndeti, a businessman from Mkongani ward in Kwale who serves as the chairman of economic diplomacy and Masinde Mwangale the CEO, WATRA AFRICA. The meetings that were held on the sidelines of a Kenyan trade delegation’s visit to…

By Coast Times reporter A total of 549 farmers in Kwale have benefitted from free galla bucks for meat with 30 others getting borana bulls for beef to improve livestock breeding in a bid to ensure the region gets better drought resistance breeds. The bulls and bucks meant for meat which are drought tolerant are expected to spread among livestock keepers in the area with farmers being expected to improve economically by selling the breed to other people. Kwale governor Fatuma Achani said that the project will ensure farmers in the area change their cattle and goats breed so…