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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 She said that the current law is outdated and requires adjustments to enhance the quality of ECDE services.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…

By Mvoyi Athuman Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani has officially launched the rehabilitation project of the Mabogi water dam project at Ndauni in Ndavaya Ward, Kinango Sub County. The project aims to address water challenges and enhance agribusiness through irrigation in the region. Kinango is among areas that has continued to experience long dry seasons with availability of dam water being a game changer to farmers. The Mabogi water dam project is funded under the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLOCA) program through the County’s Department of Land, Environment, and Natural Resources. Once completed, the dam will have a storage capacity of…

By Nuru Salim Detectives in Likoni, Mombasa County, are pursuing two men accused of fatally stabbing a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier during a confrontation outside a private hospital. The incident, which unfolded on the night of Wednesday, February 5, has sent shockwaves  in the  community. The slain soldier, 32-year-old Dennis Wesonga Wanjala, a Kenya Navy officer stationed in Mtongwe, had visited St. Thomas Maternity Hospital in Kona Mpya along the Likoni-Ukunda highway. He was accompanied by his colleague, identified only as Masai, to check on a female patient admitted earlier that day. The woman, Sharon Munywoki, had been rushed…

BY SHABAN OMAR  Over 700 Cheteni-Debwe families who were forcefully evicted four years ago from their alleged disputed 1,000-acre ancestral land in Tiwi, Kwale County, have vowed to reclaim their land and are demanding compensation for the losses incurred. The affected residents condemned the demolitions as a grave injustice, insisting that their land had been illegally taken from them. Led by their chairman, Juma Abdalla Amri, the families lamented that since the evictions, their lives have been unbearable, forcing them to live as squatters under dire conditions. “We have endured enough suffering and cannot take it anymore. We are taking…

By Nuru Salim. Police in Likoni, Mombasa County, have launched an investigation following the discovery of a dismembered female body stuffed inside two sacks and left outside a residential property. The incident has sparked outrage and renewed calls for action against gender-based violence in the country. Likoni Sub-County Police Commander Geoffrey Ruhani confirmed the recovery of the remains, noting that the victim’s identity and circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear. The body was discovered when a resident went to dispose off garbage and noticed the suspicious sacks, prompting an immediate report to the authorities. Likoni Member of Parliament Mishi Mboko…