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Philip Mwakio And Patrick Beja

KMA board sends home director general Martin Munga

Kenya Maritime Authority board of directors has kicked out Director General Martin Munga following protracted boardroom wars

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 2 months ago

KMA board sends home director general Martin Munga

Win for Mombasa as KPA starts to collect levies from ships, lories

Win for Mombasa as KPA starts to collect levies from ships, lories

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 6 months ago

Mombasa now readies for water taxis

Mombasa now readies for water taxis

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 11 months ago

Water board needs Sh500bn to take water to all by 2030

Water board needs Sh500bn to take water to all by 2030

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 2 years ago

William Ruto's order on port takes effect, impact not yet felt

Importers given free will to decide where their cargo will be cleared from and the mode of transport. The president had decreed that all port services be returned to Mombasa from Naivasha.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 2 years ago

William Ruto's order on port takes effect, impact not yet felt

KPA makes changes in top management with two women named general managers

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has effected changes in its managerial positions, sending two general managers home.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 2 years ago

KPA makes changes in top management with two women named general managers

It’s hell and back for former drug addicts at Coast

Thanks to Reachout Centre Trust, a local NGO, they are now peer educators who spend their time speaking to drugs addicts with a view of helping them.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

It’s hell and back for former drug addicts at Coast

Two ships dock as Lamu Port rolls into action

This signals the start of commercial activity at the Lamu Port, known for its deep and long berths that can accommodate big ships.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

Two ships dock as Lamu Port rolls into action

Fisher folk to receive Sh1.76b compensation over Lamu Port

The process to compensate fishermen affected by the construction of the Lamu Port Sh1.76 billion has started after a long wait.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

Fisher folk to receive Sh1.76b compensation over Lamu Port

KPA to pay fishermen Sh1.76b over Lamu Port project

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

KPA to pay fishermen Sh1.76b over Lamu Port project

Cargo handling equipment dispatched to Lamu port

Other crucial equipment required to start port operations will have been transferred to Lamu Port by May 20.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

Cargo handling equipment dispatched to Lamu port

Lamu Port comes of age: Mega project to start operations in a month

Those already deployed come mostly from critical departments involved in cargo handling.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 3 years ago

Lamu Port comes of age: Mega project to start operations in a month

Coast heritage site connected to slave trade set for renovation

Signage will also be installed to explain the history of slave trade, and the global efforts to end it by Sir Henry Bartle Frere and others

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 4 years ago

Coast heritage site connected to slave trade set for renovation

Stricken ferry to resume operations next week

Kenya Ferry Service says experts have assessed it and established that the damage was minimal.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 4 years ago

Stricken ferry to resume operations next week

Idd celebrations with a difference

Muslims break away from norm and stay home in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19 even as they marked fete.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 4 years ago

Idd celebrations with a difference

Workers warn of plans to make port private

Dock workers claim the port is being controlled by a few interest groups.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 4 years ago

Workers warn of plans to make port private

DWU accuses KPA of neglect on COVID 19 spread

Port workers' union issues strike threat over safety of employees

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 4 years ago

DWU accuses KPA of neglect on COVID 19 spread

Stand-off over cargo transport from port

Police arrest 20 protesters, activists vow to pile more pressure as KPA says decree now rescinded.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 5 years ago

Stand-off over cargo transport from port

New job offers for Kenyan youth seafarers as interviews start

A scheduled interview for youths seeking to be seafarers has excited hundreds of job seekers in Mombasa county and other coastal counties.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 5 years ago

New job offers for Kenyan youth seafarers as interviews start

New twist in seizure of fishing vessels

But, a Kenyan firm came out to claim the vessels.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 5 years ago

New twist in seizure of fishing vessels

Complete old projects before starting new ones: State

The Government has urged regional development authorities in the country to finish all their projects before jumping onto a set of new programmes.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 5 years ago

Complete old projects before starting new ones: State

Land body to secure beacons to aid ships

Ship operators find it difficult to steer their vessels into the harbour

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 5 years ago

Land body to secure beacons to aid ships

Raila: I went to Britain to expose Jubilee’s propaganda

National Super Alliance leaders on Sunday alleged that the electoral commission has been hijacked by Jubilee and the international community.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 7 years ago

Raila: I went to Britain to expose Jubilee’s propaganda

Water ministry lays ground for Sh35b mega-dam project

More than 4,600 families are set to be displaced from 1,600 acres.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 7 years ago

Water ministry lays ground for Sh35b mega-dam project

Why Uhuru vowed to teach Joho a lesson

A tweet from Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s aide on Sunday is said to have sparked a massive security operation that barred Mr Joho from a function presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 7 years ago

Why Uhuru vowed to teach Joho a lesson

KPA boss sees increased port cargo traffic

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) says it is modernising Kenyan seaports to grow cargo volumes as the economy expands.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 8 years ago

KPA boss sees increased port cargo traffic

Mombasa port workers re-elect Sang as union secretary general

Simon Sang has been re-elected as the Dock Workers Union (DWU) secretary general.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 8 years ago

Mombasa port workers re-elect Sang as union secretary general

Mombasa deputy governor’s workers withdrawn by county government

Deputy Governor Hazel Katana yesterday said some of her staff have been withdrawn by the county government.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 8 years ago

Mombasa deputy governor’s workers withdrawn by county government

Shocked passengers evacuated as airline prepares to send plane to pick them up

Terrified passengers of Air France Flight 463 said they were lucky to be alive after the aircraft made an emergency landing at Moi International Airport (MIA), Mombasa.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 8 years ago

Shocked passengers evacuated as airline prepares to send plane to pick them up

Eight people injured in a stampede at Likoni ferry

Eight people, including pupils, were Monday injured in a stampede at the Likoni Ferry channel following a rush to board ferries.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Eight people injured in a stampede at Likoni ferry

Likoni channel intruders now given 21 days to vacate

Residents with homes on land designated for sea navigational aids and posts on the Kenyan coastline have been given 21 days to vacate.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Likoni channel intruders now given 21 days to vacate

Construction of Sh10b Mombasa International University starts

A Sh10 billion university is set to be built in Utange courtesy of the African University Trust of Kenya (AUTK).

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Construction of Sh10b Mombasa International University starts

A billion could be in extreme poverty by 2030 if leaders duck issues

The civil society is pushing leaders to embrace economic policies that check the soaring poverty levels and discrimination.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 9 years ago

A billion could be in extreme poverty by 2030 if leaders duck issues

Uhuru directs NCPB to start buying maize from farmers

President Uhuru Kenyatta Monday directed the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to start buying maize from farmers.

By Philip Mwakio and Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Uhuru directs NCPB to start buying maize from farmers

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