Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts
Police say the suspect murdered his neighbour when they had just come back from the mosque after evening prayers.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts
Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks
Fishermen in Kilifi County have decried the decrease in fish stock in the Indian Ocean following the arrival of large foreign fishing vessels.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks
Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated
Appellate judges contended that there is no legal restriction on the number of charges that may be brought against accused persons.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated
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The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze
Water scarcity is not news in Ganze, infamous for famine and hunger. For years, residents relied on food donation as their maize crops dried up due to drought.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze
State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide
The government has launched 483 trade testing centres to examine the competence of 21,582 candidates in the Technical Vocational Training and Education across the country
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide
CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said the government has an elaborate plan to reinvigorate the digital economy.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs
Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road
Dozens of Rojorojo residents in Kilifi County staged a protest on Tuesday over the deplorable condition of the stalled 56-kilometre Ganze-Kilifi Road.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road
Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi
Police on Monday arrested a self-proclaimed pastor in Chonyi, Kilifi County, with pieces of bones, brown stone-like substances, and suspected fetish items.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi
Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana
Schools close in Ganze and Magarini along Kilifi and Tana River border as tension rise. Residents and local leaders call for an end to regular clashes between herders and farmers.
By Marion Kithi 1 month ago
Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana
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Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems
Some families have resigned themselves to the possibility that they will never find the bodies of their loved ones.
By Marion Kithi 2 months ago
Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems
Ruto pledges goodies to Coast residents on Coast tour
President William Ruto promised to connect electricity for free to more than 21,000 households in Kilifi county.
By Marion Kithi and Patrick Beja 3 months ago
Ruto pledges goodies to Coast residents on Coast tour
Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans
A budget shortfall has put immense strain on the provision of healthcare, agriculture, education, and sanitation services in Kilifi county.
By Marion Kithi 4 months ago
Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans
Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results
A girl in Kilifi county is among top achievers in the 2024 KCSE examination.
By Marion Kithi 4 months ago
Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results
Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant
In the tranquil Uyombo village, a multi-billion-shilling nuclear power plant threatens the environment, health, and livelihoods of local communities.
By Marion Kithi 5 months ago
Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant
Kilifi free trade zone project will create 50,000 jobs, says President
The construction of the 2,000-acre Vipingo Free Trade Zone (VFTZ) in Kilifi County is expected to commence next year.
By Nehemiah Okwembah and Marion Kithi 5 months ago
Kilifi free trade zone project will create 50,000 jobs, says President
16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified
Sixteen more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims have been identified through DNA tests, Government Chief Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor has said.
By Marion Kithi 6 months ago
16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified
Thousands face starvation in Kilifi as drought situation worsens
According to EAC Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Moe, over 80,000 residents of Kilifi are in dire need of food aid and drinking water.
By Marion Kithi 7 months ago
Thousands face starvation in Kilifi as drought situation worsens
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Gladys Kerubo: Lady tuk-tuk rider on mission for expectant mothers
Gladys Kerubo drives pregnant women from the villages to the nearest hospital or health center free of charge.
By Marion Kithi 7 months ago
Gladys Kerubo: Lady tuk-tuk rider on mission for expectant mothers
Imarika Sacco eyes digital tools in its expansion strategy
Imarika Sacco has announced plans to rebrand to respond to emerging customer needs.
By Marion Kithi 8 months ago
Imarika Sacco eyes digital tools in its expansion strategy
After Shakahola forest massacre, residents face economic hardship
Before it shot to infamy the Shakahola area in Malindi, Kilifi County was buzzing with development and business activities.
By Marion Kithi 8 months ago
After Shakahola forest massacre, residents face economic hardship
State commits to streamline current labour migration
State Labour and Skills Development PS Shadrack Mwadime has stated that Kenya will secure bilateral agreements to protect its citizens working in foreign countries.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
State commits to streamline current labour migration
Governor, firm sign Sh20b cocoa farming deal
Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro has inked a Sh20 billion deal to fund organic cocoa farming.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Governor, firm sign Sh20b cocoa farming deal
US NGO partners with Baringo County to manage malnutrition
About 22,000 children in the county suffer from acute malnutrition and Helen Keller International is working with the county to support integrated medical outreach.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
US NGO partners with Baringo County to manage malnutrition
How Kilifi's binti-to-binti group is tackling tragedy of stillbirths
Binti-to-binti support group is a maternity, open-day learning group designed to ensure that rural mothers seek Antenatal services during their first trimester.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
How Kilifi's binti-to-binti group is tackling tragedy of stillbirths
Shakahola churches struggling as distrustful faithful keep off
One year after the GNI activities were halted, clerics in and around Shakahola shared how Makenzi's activities have affected their lives and their flocks.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Shakahola churches struggling as distrustful faithful keep off
Kilifi county to install biogas in secondary schools
Mung'aro's administration plans to power all the institutions with friendly and renewable energy from organic matter such as food scraps and animal waste.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Kilifi county to install biogas in secondary schools
Archaic beliefs fuelling killing, abandonment of intersex children
Intersex babies are often seen as a sign of looming danger and poverty in the homestead.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
Archaic beliefs fuelling killing, abandonment of intersex children
DPP appeals court ruling to reduce Makenzi's murder charges from 191 to 12
Makenzi and 29 others are charged with the alleged murder of 191 people, mostly children, inside the Shakahola forest in Malindi, Kilifi county.
By Marion Kithi and Joackim Bwana 10 months ago
DPP appeals court ruling to reduce Makenzi's murder charges from 191 to 12
Families oppose mass burial for Shakahola kin
Government Pathologist says unidentified bodies to be interred in mass graves.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
Families oppose mass burial for Shakahola kin
Endless grief of waiting for victims of Shakahola Massacre
Degraded bodies in bags with handwritten cards identify each victim of the cult as families say it has been endless grief waiting for the state to release their bodies for a decent burial.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Endless grief of waiting for victims of Shakahola Massacre
Baricho Wellfield water project ready
The Baricho wellfield water project will serve over 400,000 people, said Water Cabinet Secretary Zachariah Njeru, who added that the project was to improve the residents' quality of life.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Baricho Wellfield water project ready
Shakahola death toll rises to 450 as two more bodies exhumed
Skeletal remains were discovered in graves at Kwa Mugambi, located South of pastor Paul Makenzi's homestead in Shakahola forest, Kilifi county.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Shakahola death toll rises to 450 as two more bodies exhumed
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69,000 Kenyans living in modern slavery
Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May said modern slavery was on the rise due to rising geo-political and economic volatility, conflict, and climate change.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
69,000 Kenyans living in modern slavery
Shakahola bodies heaped in a container as death toll hits 446
Bodies retrieved from the shallow graves in the first four phases of the exercise going on inside the forest in Kilifi's Malindi area have been piled in one container mortuary.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Shakahola bodies heaped in a container as death toll hits 446
Shakahola death toll hits 443 as seven more bodies exhumed
Seven more bodies were exhumed Tuesday at the Kwa Mugambi area, located south of controversial pastor Paul Makenzi's homestead in Shakahola Forest, Kilifi county.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Shakahola death toll hits 443 as seven more bodies exhumed
Shakahola death toll rises to 436 after seven more bodies retrieved
Detectives and forensic experts from the DCI Homicide Unit have recovered seven bodies as the fifth phase of Shakahola exhumation kicked off Monday. This has pushed the death toll to 436.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Shakahola death toll rises to 436 after seven more bodies retrieved
Miraa, muguka battle moves to Parliament as MP proposes ban
Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya wants miraa deleted from the list of scheduled crops.
By Marion Kithi 11 months ago
Miraa, muguka battle moves to Parliament as MP proposes ban
Alarm over rising mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kilifi
Cases have been attributed to the failure of pregnant and breastfeeding women to embrace antiretroviral treatment.
By Marion Kithi 1 year ago
Alarm over rising mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kilifi
Two dead, scores injured as tropical storm Ialy hits Coast
Two people died and at least five others were injured after Tropical Storm Ialy tore through villages destroying schools, homes and businesses.
By Marion Kithi 1 year ago
Two dead, scores injured as tropical storm Ialy hits Coast
Mung'aro launches phase three of county Mashinani programme
Mung'aro said that the programme promotes dialogue with the people.
By Marion Kithi 1 year ago
Mung'aro launches phase three of county Mashinani programme