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By Coast Times Reporter Kwale county local interfaith network has called for peace and enhanced security as people celebrate their Christmas and happy new festivals in the region. The new development follows a raised concern over the increasing insecurity cases in the county. The religious clergies led by the chair of Kwale Women of Faith Network Emaculate Mungai said there is need for heightened security since juvenile gangs are growing wild causing terror among the residents. “We are concerned about insecurity cases in our county, of concern is the killing of two young boys in Waa/Ng’ombeni due to the gang’s…

A multi agency security team comprising of NPS officers and KWS rangers acted swiftly and successfully recovered a vehicle reported to have been hijacked in Kwale County. The occupants of the motor vehicle were traveling from Msambweni to Ruiru when they were allegedly waylaid by four persons armed with crude weapons who robbed them and took off with the vehicle. On realizing that they are being pursued, the suspects abandoned the vehicle at Kuranze Area in Kinango Sub-County and escaped. One of the suspects was later arrested at Nyango Area with assistance from Boda Boda riders and a phone recovered…

Mkasi Chimwaga from our lady Angels in Mariakani ward Kaloleni sub county Kilifi county is the star of Kilifi county who got 421 marks

Born in 1989 at Nzovuni in Kinango Sub-county, County executive member for environment and Natural resources Saumu Beja Mahaja 33 years is worth 19.2 million. Beja is master’s degree in environmental science holder from Pwani University, bachelors of Science degree in environmental studies from Kenyatta University and a former Mwasere Girls secondary school student. During the first former Kwale governor Salim Mvurya second administration she served as the executive member for environment and natural resource from 2017. According to County assembly appointment committee report that was approved recently, Beja said that she has laid down plans to curb unplanned urban…

By Malindi reporter A Malindi Bodaboda was on Thursday night allegedly killed by drunk police in Malindi amid investigations. The shooting incident is said to have taken place at Malindi Airport police barrier. Those who spoke to Coast Times Digital painted a picture of a situation that has left the area tense. Operators in the bodaboda industry barricaded the airport road bringing transport in the area to a stand still for hours. The incident prompted irate bodaboda operators to start pelting stones at the police. Police were forced to shoot in the air to send away the angry operators baying…

By Alloys Musyoka Candidates in some public primary schools within Kinango Kwale braced hunger that hit the area and lack of infrastructure to record good performance. Kajiweni primary that had 10 candidates sitting for KCPE exam for the first time was one of such schools that managed to get 307.4 means core. The school has dilapidated infrastructure with pupils forced to sit on the floor due to lack of desks but that situation did not deter them from perfoming well. The school headteacher Stephen Chuphi said that despite pupils studying without desks they managed to perform well in their exam…

Kwale county governor Fatuma Achani will have to go back to the drawing board in nominating two executive members after the county assembly rejected Ali Mondo-Tourism, Trade and enterprise development and Tamasha Nyawa-Public Service and administration. According to the county assembly appointment committee report observation, that Coast Times Digital is in possession indicated that Mondo academic qualifications did not match with the requirement of the position he had been nominated for. The committee took issue with his undergraduate studies without the requisite C+ to attain Bachelors’ degree in Science and Humanity at Mount Kenya University although Mondo said that the…

Lamu County senator Joseph Githuku has urged his electorates to give birth to many children in a bid to increase the population and future voters. Githuku, who was elected on ta Jubilee party ticket, said he is not satisfied with the small number of people in the county. One of his main agendas during his campaigns before the August 9 general election, was to start a free nutrition project for nursery school kids if elected. “Population in Lamu County must increase. If I meet a pregnant mother, I will give her Sh500 gift”, he said that during his campaigns, promises…

By Johnson Chengo The ban on Night- mourning events popularly known as Disco Matanga in Kilifi County still stands, acting Kilifi County Commissioner Geoffrey Tanui has maintained. Speaking at Juhudi primary school in Kauma sub-county during the Jamhuri day celebration, Tanui said the ban will be extended to all discos played during the night in social functions. The celebrations, Tanui said, contribute to insecurity and even early pregnancies among teenagers. “The discos do not play only in funerals but even in weddings. We will allow you to play during the day because nights are meant for sleeping. We need to…

By Johnson Chengo Calamities may befall the Kilifi county residents  following the destruction of baobab trees by foreign, the Mijikenda Council of elders in Kilifi County have warned. The Council said baobab trees are sacred and used as worshiping areas by many communities not only the Mijikenda. They condemned western countries for corrupting the Mijikenda culture. “They started with dressing and they have corrupted how our people dress. They are now turning to our faith and religion. Baobab trees are important trees to us because this is where we worship. They are our altar. We do not want people to…