Kilifi County Government Set to Open Up Beach Access Roads.
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County government will demolish all the structures blocking access roads to the sea-fronts within...
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DIALOGUE OR ACTION? Mr President You are Being Fed with Wrong Fodder
By Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The events that have been unfolding for weeks now revolving around the youth...
THE RISE OF GEN Zs: Is Africa Leaping from Demoncrazy to Democracy or Vice Versa
By Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Africa, once fully colonized and controlled by the west, has had leaders who...
Kidney Patients in Danger Over a Malfunctioning Renal Unit at Malindi Hospital
By the COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some 50 kidney patients are staring death in the eye after Malindi Sub county...
Fishermen Complain of Being Sidelined in Compensation Payment
By Fumo Mzalendo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some 4,000 fishermen have received compensation payments from the government through the Kenya Ports Authority...
Kenyans Told to Avoid Protests, Lamu MP Ruweida
By Fumo Mzalendo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu East MP Ruweida Obo has asked Kenyans to engage in dialogue with its leadership...
Government to Burry Unclaimed Shakahola Bodies Within Vicinity
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Hundreds of cult victims to be buried in marked graves after staying unclaimed in...
Ganze Residents in Fear After Marauding Jumbo Killed One Person
By Kalama Mshomi Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Ganze residents of Kilifi County have appealed to the government to erect an electric fence...
Government to Establish a Kiswahili Council
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenyan government will establish a National Kiswahili Council in its bid to not only...
Seafarers’ Training and Education in Kenya’s History
By Andrew Mwangura Maritime Consultant Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Historically, the Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education (MIOME) now Technical University of Mombasa...
A Prominent Pan Africanist Met an Assassin’s Bullet at the Tender Age of 39 then,
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com It's widely believed his rising *high-profile* and _illustrious_ _political_ _career_ tinged with *intelligence* and *charm*...
Mombasa Court Set to Rule on Land Case Involving a Tycoon
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Mombasa high court will finally deliver its ruling on September 25, 2024 on...
Kenya Airways Unites with IOM Kenya to Combat Human Trafficking and Protect Migrants
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspape@gmail.com Kenya Airways and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya have signed a memorandum...
Expanding Job Opportunities Within Education Sector Alone Could Fix Gen Z Unemployment Problem in Kenya
By: Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri - Consultant Sociologist Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences PWANI UNIVERSITY Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com “IF...
Tradition Vs. Modernity: Kilifi Mothers’ Dilemma Amidst Persistent Infant Mortality Rates
By James Odhiambo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com For Miriam Keya of Rabai, life has never been the same since her first child...
KAM wants Tax Incentives to Bolster Manufacturing Sector
By Harrison Kivisu and Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) wants county governments to give tax...
Lack of Sanitation Proper Hygiene Interventions Promote Post-Morbidity and Mortality due to Diarrhea in Kilifi County
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Diarrhea is a leading killer of children that accounts to approximately 9 percent of all deaths...
More Digital and Innovative Financial Solutions for MSMEs
By Eunice Kinyanjui - Head of Small Business at I&M Bank Ltd Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Credit micro, small, and medium enterprises...
Tourism Sector Intact Amid Anti-Government Protests
By Harrison Kivisu and Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government, through the ministry of tourism, has assured tourists of adequate...
Coast Legislators want DP Gachagua to Resign
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Coast leaders have condemned DP Rigathi Gachagua over his accusations against the National Intelligence Services...
KMA Demands for Strict Adherence to Safety Navigation
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has asked Kenyan seafarers, recruitment and placement agents and ship-owners...
Seafarers Push for Review of Wage Scale
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The seafarers union of Kenya (SUK) has asked the government to initiate a review of...
Malindi Streets Awash with GenZees Protesting Over Finance Bill
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Business came to a standstill in Malindi town Tuesday (June 25, 2024) when thousands...
Lamu Youths Protest Against Controversial Finance Bill 2024
By Fumo Mzalendo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu County youths have expressed disappointment over their MPs' decisions to support the disputed Finance...
NuPea Urged to Stop Harassing Uyombo Residents
By Robby Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Nuclear Power Energy Agency officials have been told to stop using security agencies to threaten...
Mombasa Youth Fight Social Vices Through Sports
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Rising social vices among youth in Mombasa County have caused Football Kenya Federation (FKF) sub-branch...
Government ups Efforts for Power Lines to Distribute Internet
By Halima Mohammed Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has resolved to use power transmission lines to distribute high speed internet in...
Here Comes International Day of the Seafarer
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com This year's annual Day of the Seafarer will be held on June 25, 2024 to...
Media Council Lash at Journalists Over Petty Grievances
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Media Council of Kenya dressed down Mombasa County journalists for engaging in unproductive endeavors and...
Wildlife Farms Place Humans at Risk from Zoonotic Diseases.
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An estimated 5.5 billion wild animals are being kept in cruel conditions on commercial...
South Africa’s Tumi Morake to Headline Glibeys and Punchline Comedy Special Girls Aloud in Kenya
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com *Nairobi*, March 4th, 2024: Top South African female comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer,...
Will Block Nuclear Power Plant from Abroad, Says Omutatah
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Plans to construct a nuclear power energy plant at Uyombo village in Kilifi County have...
World Animal Protection Adopts 15 Resolutions to Tackle Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Pollution.
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com From the assembly, the WAP welcomed two resolutions. The first, is UNEP/EA.6/L.11 resolution which...
A Dereliction of Duty for MP’s to Walk out During Debate on Affordable Housing Bill
By Senator Danson Mungatana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Constitution of Kenya Article 95 makes reference to the duties of an MP...
I&M Bank Opens New Branch in Watamu Targets Locals and Tourists
By Ronald Ngoba & Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The march to spread its wings in the Coast region has seen...
KPA Builds a Multipurpose Hall for Mazeras Girls School
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kenya Ports Authority has put up a mulitpurpose hall...
Kenyatta University Wins KUSF Held in Kilifi
By Roald Ngomba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The University was declared winner after scooping a total of 12 medals, six gold, 0ne...
Collect your Corpses Senator Tells Government!
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Shakahola massacre has remained a mystery since being unraveled and the bodies for DNA...
Digitalization of Services Makes I&M Bank Remain Afloat
By Mwkwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As the world drifts to digitalization, I&M Bank has equally embraced the Technology to render...
Chonyi Residents Reject 12 Billion Cement Project
By Ronald Ngaba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Chonyi community of Chasimba Ward in Kilifi County has rejected the proposed setting up...
Tan 19 Clinches Magical Kenya Ladies 2024 Golf Title
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Shannon Tan from Singapore scoops the overall trophy at the Vipingo Baobab Ridge Golf Club...
Shipping Disruption Costs at Red Sea
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Suez canal and Bab Al-Mandeb Strait are some of the world's most important sea lanes...
Tourists and Locals Plying Kwale-Kinango Road Warned Over a Roaming Lion
By Caroline Katana Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.vom Tourists and locals using the Kwale-Kinango road should be vigilant for their safety following a...
Dayo Radio Hits Airwaves Targets Community Listenership
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A new online radio station focusing on matters of youth, women and vulnerable communities...
Kwale’s Denyenye Residents Implicate Bamburi Cement Ltd for Deaths and Injuries of Locals
By Caroline Katana Email,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents of Denyenye in Kwale County are up in arms against Bamburi Cement Ltd over incidences...
Kamba’s In Kwale Want to be Enjoined in the Mijikenda Community
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama has challenged Mijikenda leaders to consider Kambas in coast region...
Agriculture and Food Authority Launch Bixa Handbook Manual
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper2gmail.com Bixa farmers from three counties of the Coast region are counting their days to improved...
Uyombo Nuclear Power Plant: Locals Raise Red Flag Over Shady Process
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Nuclear Power Authority (Nupea) has been criticized for secretly conducting public participation to justify its...
Revital Healthcare Signs Mou with Japanese firm to Establish New Manufacturing Plant
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Kilifi-based medical device manufacturing company, Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Ltd, has signed a memorandum of...
Tourism Sector Boosts Somo Soko Expo at Fort Jesus Mombasa
By Rehema Jilo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The booming tourism sector has opened a brief window for micro, small and medium enterprises...
Coast Youth Declare War Against Radicalization and Crime
By Rehema jilo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa December 6, 2023: Coast region youth have declared war on radicalization and violent extremism...
Cop 28, Factory Farms Major Contributors of Climate Disasters
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection today, December 7, 2023, published research findings indicating how cruel factory...
Invisible to Visible, Kwale Widows Disclose
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com For many women around the world, the loss of a partner is magnified by a...
Tourism Boom as Tong II-Moo-Do Championships Kicks off in Mombasa
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Thousands of tourists are flocking in the Port City of Mombasa and its environs as...
Leaders and Stakeholders Unite to Condemn Pinewood Attack in Kwale
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Coast region tourism stakeholders and leaders have condemned the recent attack of Pinewood Beach Resort...
Bamburi Cement to Stop Producing Top Variety as it Goes Green
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Cement Plc has announced that it will cease production of ordinary portland cement...
Mackenzie gets 12 Months for Possession and Distribution of Unclassified Films
By George Maina Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Malindi court on December 1, 2023 sentenced controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie to 12...
Bamburi Cement Embarks on Construction of Solar PV Plant
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Cement Plc's solar photovoltaic (PV) power project is ready for construction after satisfying...
Civil Societies Initiate Program to Engage Teenage Mothers in Kwale
By Caroline Katana Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Two civil societies have organised a football programme for teenage mothers to give them hope...
Good Samaritan Reach out for Needy Families in Kilifi
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Poor families that have their children learning at Vonwald Primary and Secondary Schools received relief...
Lands Ministry Posts High Revenue Collection Through Cashless Payments
By Raphael Njunguna Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Cashless payments for lands transaction services has improved revenue collection in the state department for...
EACC Takes Interest in Sh17 Billion Oil Saga
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has issued a stern warning to those involved in the Sh17...
Kemfri Embrace New Technology of Marine Cage Farming In Kwale
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Marine cage farming is yet to be adopted fully along the Kenyan Coast from Vanga...
Village Savings Offer Women’s Businesses Lifeline in Lamu
By Raphael Randu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Women groups are reaping big from forming Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) aimed at...
Mombasa County Executive Needs Law to Address Disability Rights
By Rehema Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Persons living with disabilities will soon get assistance and cushioned from the perennial marginalisation in...
Mung’aro Picks New Public Service Board
By Ronald Ngoba. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County government has hired a new public service board following the disbandment of the...
Environmentalist Wants Leaders to Secure Future Generation by Adopting Climate Change
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County environmental activists have asked political leaders to adopt climate change adaptation if they...
Government Moves to Mitigate Floods Havoc In Coast Region
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.co The government has formed a multi-agency team to assess and formulate ways of mitigating effects...
Government Told to Support Sports Tourism
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya can earn a lot of foreign currency if it can invest in the sports...
Take Good Care of your Kids, Parents Urged
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Parents and caregivers should take charge of children under their care through monitoring their movements...
Kenya Maritime Authority Launches Training for Boat Operators in Coast
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has started a programme of training more than 3,000 boat...
Local Leaders Raise Concerns Over Diversion of Funds from Hindi Kiunga Road Project
By Fumo Mzalendo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu East leaders have raised concerns after it was revealed that funds designated for the...
Cabotage Regimes in Africa
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com There are two important trade conferences that are scheduled to take place - one in...
Malindi Security Declares War on Drugs and Disco Matanga
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Malindi Subcounty Security Committee on October 20, 2023 declared war against drugs, disco...
New Technology to Fight Food Insecurity Developed – KMFRI
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) is piloting a saline water purifying...
Embrace Best Practices of Fighting New HIV Infections, Leaders Urged
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A nongovernmental health organisation Stawisha Pwani is calling on county leadership to embrace best practices...
CS Mvurya Launches Sh750 Million Blue Economy Project in Kilifi
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government and its development partners on October 24, 2023 launched a Sh750 million...
Kilifi Medical Manufacturing Firm Receives 590 Million from Gates Foundation
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Kilifi-based Medical Devices Manufacturing firm has received Ksh590 million (US $4 million) as grant...
Allow Ruto to Implement his Manifesto, Opposition told
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has asked the opposition Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition to...
Pokomo Bible out in the Market
By The COAST Reporter The Tana River County Pokomo community is a happy lot after the Bible was translated into...
E – Waste Generation Affects Human Health and Environment Globally
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Environment, Climate Change and Forestry ministry is warning of increased health risks if appropriate measures...
Government Rejects Calls to Share KPA Revenue with Mombasa County
By Mwakwaya Raymond Mwakwaya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.co.ke The government will not share revenue accrued from the Port of Mombasa with the...
Shimo La Tewa Women Inmates to Undergo Legal Advice, Courtesy Austria Embassy
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Austria Embassy in partnership with Kituo cha Sheria and Kenya Prison Services have commissioned a...
Government Calls for Cooperation to Combat Terror
By Edwin Maina Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has called for the cooperation of political leaders and citizens so as to...
Kidney Patients Cry for Help as Malindi Hospital Renal Unit Collapses
By Edwin Maina Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kidney patients are crying for urgent assistance after the renal facility unit collapsed at the...
Kilifi School Initiates Talent Nurturing Program
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A charity-based school in Kibarani Ward of Kilifi County has started an ambitious initiative seeking...
Drug use Disorders Prevalent in Coast Region
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Faith Community Against Drug Abuse organisation has launched a Faith leaders' handbook to guide them...
National Fund for Disability of Kenya Pumps Millions to Kwale
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale County has benefited from four multimillion shillings projects through the National Fund for Disability...
Kwale Youths Undergo Trauma Sessions
By Caroline Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some 2,000 youths in Kwale County benefited from trauma healing sessions to enhance mental wellbeing...
Is Kenya Ready for Oil Spill Disaster
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Maritime Day this year is expected to take place aboard the Maltese flagged MV...
Kilifi Governor Faults Raila on State Collaboration
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has been criticized for his directive restricting ODM...
Return Kilifi Cashew Nut Factory to Locals, Owen Demands
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Kilifi legislator want the Agriculture and Livestock cabinet secretary Mithika Linturi to start the...
Insufficient Funding Frustrate Efforts to Equip Healthcare Workers with Diagnostic Skills on Leprosy
By Caroline Kaatana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Leprosy is grouped as a rare disease with World Health organisation (WHO) indicates about 208,000...
Africa Climate Week Meeting Urges for Health, Climate Change Integration
By The Coast Correspondent Email, thecoastnespaper@gmail.com Stakeholders have expressed disappointment over the Africa Climate Summit failure to address the climate...
Climate Envoy Told to Discuss About Animal Welfare at Africa Climate Summit
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection (WAP) and partners have called on African governments and the Africa...
Kenya Set to Manufacture Vaccines Locally
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya is out to revamp its medical sector and start manufacturing of vaccines after donor-partners threatened...
Kenya Eyes Nuclear Power to Combat Frequent Power Outages
BY Charles Ogallo and Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya's government expects to have a fully operational and its first nuclear power...
Kwale Local Communities Safeguarding Coral Reefs with Modern Technologies
By Ruth Kadide Keah Email, thecoasnewspaper@gmail.com Maimuna Aboud, a mother of two and a dedicated member of the Wasini Beach...
Maritime Training Funding Scheme
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.ccom The government of Kenya has come up with Ksh25 billion plan to transform Bandari Maritime...
Kilifi Acquires New Ambulances to Enhance Service Delivery
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper2gmail.com Kilifi County has launched four state-of-the-art ambulances that will help the region to enhance service...
Bamburi Cement Beats Odds To Post High Profit
By The COAST Reporter Email ,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Cement PLC has defied economic challenges in the first half of this year...
Environmentalists Want Ban on Logging to Stay
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County environmental players have supported the Environment and Land Court's move to temporarily suspended...
3000 Jobs Up for Grab at Liwatoni, Says Government
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government will create some 3,000 jobs once the Liwatoni fish processing plant is operational. Salim...
Problems Afflicting the Fisherfolk In Coast Counties
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Fisher communities operating in Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu lack title deeds...
New Hope For Tuna Fisheries As Government Invests in Value Addition
By Mazera Ndurya Email, thecoastnewspapaer@gmail.com Poor fishing gear, lack of stable market, huge post-harvest losses and inadequate data flow have...
Prisons Open Doors to Conduct Business
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Prisons will soon open their doors to do business with the members of the public, the...
Glovo Partners with Domino’s Pizza to Bring Meals Closer to Kenyans
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Glovo, Africa’s leading multi category app, has announced a partnership with multinational pizza restaurant...
South Africa Accused of Inhumane Lion Farming Industry and International Crime Syndicates, Report Shows
By COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The World Animal Protection is calling on the South African Government to commit itself on...
Rename Malindi International Airport After Mekatilili, Kaya Elders Want
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kaya Elders want the Malindi International Airport be renamed after one of their own _Midzichenda_ heroine...
Kenya Ports Authority Acquires Second Ship-to-Shore Gantry Cranes
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Ports Authority has made a significant move towards efficiency and modernisation at the port after...
Governor Nassir Taken to Task by Local Leaders Over Leadership
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The World International Youth Day on August 12 was turned into arena of accusations and counter-accusations...
Revive Cash Crops in Coast, ASK Appeals to Leaders
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Agricultural Society of Kenya is appealing passionately to Coast Leadership to give a chance on the...
Missing Lecturer Found Dead in House
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Pwani University (PU) lecturer who went missing early this month was found dead...
Businessmen Optimistic with Arrival of MV Lagos
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The arrival of mv Logos Hope the World's largest book fanfare, at the Port...
Open Letter to Faith Leaders.
By Rt. Rev. Willybard Lagho, Catholic Bishop of Malindi Email, thecoasnewspaper@gmail.com Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ....
Bamburi Rifle Club Hosts International IDPA Tier 3 Championship
By Jenje Bozo Jenje Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Rifle Club in Mombasa county was proud to host another International IDPA Tier...
Government Cagey on President Suluhu Mediation Mission
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has rubbished reports of keeping the Tanzania President Samia Suluhu on the doldrum...
Environmentalists Want President to Clarify Order on Logging
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County based environmental activists want President William Ruto to give details on which...
African Governments Urged to Promote Sustainable and Humane Animal Production Systems
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection (WAP) has called on the African governments to promote sustainable and...
Bamburi Cement Empowers Women to Venture in Procurement Business
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Cement (BC) targets to increase its total procurement spending on special groups such...
Business Roars AS Tourists Mark Kiswahili Day in Mombasa
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An estimated 70,000 of locals, regional people and international tourists thronged the Port City of...
Airtel Kenya Launches 5G Network with 370 Active Sites
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A leading telecommunications, Airtel Kenya (AK) and mobile money services provider, has launched its...
Government Set to Settle Displaced Dongo Kundu Residents
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Displaced residents of Dongo Kundu in Mombasa will 'soon' receive their compensation for paving...
Move by Mombasa ASK to Change Show Dates Irks Exhibitors
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Agricultural Society of Kenya has sparked controversy over its decision to change the Mombasa International...
Mackenzie Charged For Violating Film Classification Laws
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com, Good News International Church preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared in a Malindi court for...
Give Us Back Our Land, Magarini Residents Tell ADC
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents from four locations have filed a petition of Kilifi County at the Kilifi...
The Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health is a Fundamental Human Right.
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com In Kenya, sexual and reproductive health rights have been a topic of discussion since...
Mawasco Workers Strike Over Poor Conditions
An employee of the Malindi Water and Sewerage Company (MAWASCO) was injured on June 29, 2023 after riot police officers...
Misuse Public Funds at Your Own Risk Mung’aro Warns
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County employees engaging in mismanagement or misappropriation of public resources will be dealt...
Government to Review Capitation Model Says Machogu
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government will review the capitation disbursement model in quest to ensure a more...
Schools Embrace LPG, Firewood Takes a Back Seat
By Mwakwaya Raymond Emai, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Boarding schools across the country are embracing the use of smokeless cooking through LPG method...
No Extra Funds to Cushion Capitation, Government Says
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has told off teachers on their demands for the increase of capitation saying...
Teachers Demand More Funds to Run Schools Effectively
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper2gmail.com The current high cost of living will force secondary schools' heads to adjust their fee...
County Wants Investors Pay Shareholding Rights
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County government wants investors into salt manufacturing business to allow for shareholding rights...
Seafarer’s Pick New Officials for Union
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The February court ruling for Seafarers' Union of Kenya (SUK) to hold fresh elections two...
Lower Grade Pupil Survives Electrocution Incident
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Grade Four pupil was electrocuted by a falling electricity pole in Ganze Constituency...
Moribund Seafarers’ Union Under Threat of Being Swallowed
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Seafarers' Union of Kenya (SUK) is facing the danger of being swallowed up by the...
Court Issues Warrant Of Arrest for Dr Amkeni
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Mombasa court has issued a warrant of arrest for a London based Kenyan...
Mung’aro Re launch Mbegu Fund to Uplift Lives
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County government has created Wezesha Fund of Sh200 million in partnership with Kenya...
Trafficked Parrots Released to Fly Freely
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection has praised Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre for rewilding parrots caught up...
Irate Parents Eject Teachers Over Poor Results
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Irate parents stormed Mkombe Primary School in Kilifi County where they paralysed learning before...
Mombasa Health Care Programme Up and Running
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa County has launched the MombasaCare Health programme targeting to register 15,000 individuals under...
Assembly Adjourns Over Reduction of Salaries and Remuneration
By Jonathan Chai Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County Assembly (CA) adjourned indefinitely to protest against Salaries and Remuneration Commission's (SRC) decision...
Kilifi Governor Disbands Public Service Board
By Halima Kalisho Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County Public Service Board has been disbanded following accusation of hiring staff based on...
Exchange Program Benefits Lamu Fishing Community
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The fishing community in Lamu County have benefited from a fishing gear exchange programme aimed...
Set Up More Nurseries, Chiefs Directed
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale County Commissioner (CC) Michael Mwangi has directed chiefs to set up tree nurseries...
Never Regulate Church Over Shakahola Massacre, Clergy Tells Government
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Different Christian denominations want the Shakahola tragedy be treated as isolated case and not...
Eat Less Meat Public Warned
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Nairobi, Kenya June 08, 2023: World Animal Protection (WAP), a leading animal welfare organization, wants...
Mangrove Farmers Reaping Big In Coast
By Khamis Kahaso Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mangrove tree seedlings are changing fortunes of a conservation group in Kilifi County that is...
Mackenzie To Face International Law, Says Kindiki
By Halima Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The controversial Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and his allies will be prosecuted locally using the...
No Sound Amendments Tabled by Opposition On Finance Bill
By Senator Danson Mungatana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Finance Bill 2023 has sparked debate countrywide with each supporting or opposing side...
Public Service Board Accused Over Irregular Recruitment Process
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Four members of the Kilifi County Public Service Board are fighting to keep their...
Hired Goons Demolish Widow’s House in Mombasa
By Charles Ogallo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A middle aged widow and her family have been left homeless at Chaani area of...
Government Roots Out Hooliganism
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Stringent measures have been put in place to protect the elderly people who have...
Mung’aro Warns Debtors Over Arrears
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Property owners in Kilifi County owe the government over Sh30 billion in rate defaults....
Resource Discrimination Hits Hola Irrigation Scheme
By The COAST Reporter Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Farmers of Hola Irrigation Scheme in Tana River have protested of being discriminated on...
Regulate Religious Activities, Clerics Urge
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some religious leaders want Kenyans to relook at rights which are enshrined in the 2010...
Hunger Threatens Somalia
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Somalia, one of the Horn of Africa countries, is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis ranging...
World Animal Protection Warns Against Killing Lions
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection (WAP) is concerned over the recent killing of six lions at...
Obama Kin in Land Tussle In Malindi
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Former US President Barack Obama’s half-sister is embroiled in a land ownership dispute with...
Appoint Special Envoy to South Sudan, Mungatana
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya stands to benefit more on various business opportunities if at all it would appoint...
Mombasa Cement Reaches Out For Needy Students
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa Cement Company has come to the aid of four KCPE candidates who had lost...
Court Affirms Mung’aro’s Victory
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Reprieve for Governor Gideon Mung'aro as Malindi High Court dismisses election petition challenging his victory...
Establish Institutions for Better service Delivery in Counties
By Advocate Zedekiah Adika, Kituo Cha Sheria & Chair, Coast CSOs Network for Human Rights. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa County sits...
Reduce Punitive Revenue Charges For Crustaceans, Mungatana
By Mwakwaya RaymondEmail, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comFishermen of lobsters and other crustaceans have rejected levy charges of Sh450 per kilogram being imposed by...
Government to Weed out Cartels and Fast-Track Pension Processing
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government is mounting a plan that will speed up the processing of pension...
Cartels Blocking Enactment of New Marine Fisheries Regulations
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Cartels are colluding with government officials to stop the implementation of marine fisheries regulations...
Coconut Value Chain Research Intensified to Boost the Subsector
By PATRICK AMUNAVI Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Researchers have intensified work on the coconut crop through research presentations on innovative technological interventions...
How Lifting of GMO Ban Has Stirred Controversy
By Charles Ogallo. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmain.com Farmers in Kenya will this year begin cultivating genetically modified GM crops after the government...
KDF Airlifts Candidates to Faza for Examinations
By Joel Mzee Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Candidates sitting for their Kenya Primary Education Assessment Examination (KPSEA) from the Boni area have...
Hoteliers Laud Revival of Lamu Festive Calendar
By Joel Mzee Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Hoteliers in Lamu reaped big following a huge turnout of local and international tourists thanks...
Governor Suffers Setback as Assembly Rejects List
By Haguye Guye Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana suffered a setback after three of his executive member nominees...
Sex Pests Will Not Walk Scout Free, Jumwa Vows
By Halima Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Aisha Jumwa has...
Nomadic Community Donate Food to Locals to Mitigate Hunger
By Joel Mzee Email, thecioastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents of Bahati Kalale and Mkowe Arid School Hindi Warad in Lamu County were all...
Lamu Cultural Festival, Women Reap Goodies
By Joel Mzee Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At least 27 women groups received a total of Kshs 800,000 aimed at enabling them...
Court Upholds Petition Against Governor Mung’aro
By The COAST Reporter Email,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An election petition against Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro will now have to go full swing...
Political Icon Joins Angels for Eternal Rest
By Mwakwaya Raymond and Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Nyonga wa Makemba, the signature of the late Mgogo Emmanuel Karisa Maitha...
Listen to the Voice of Kenyans, Bishops Advice Ruto
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) want the Ruto administration to ensure the sura ya Kenya (face...
Change of Guard at PAP as Mungatana Takes Office
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya has changed its guard at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) through Tana River Senator Danson...
County Closes Down 17 Illegal Dump Sites
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com County Government of Mombasa has so far closed down 17 out of 32 illegal...
Government to Conduct Comprehensive Geo Survey
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Government will conduct a comprehensive geo-survey to ascertain the kind and availability of minerals within...
Stop Imposing More Taxes on Kenyans; Senator Says
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Ruto administration has come under criticisms for seeking to bolster its tax collection through...
At Last Some Hungry Families Receive Relief Food
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmil.com Kilifi county has so far received relief food from various Donors, National government and well-wishers to...
Auctioneers Demolish House Over Ownership Dispute
By Mahenzo Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A family of 8 in Malindi is languishing in the open air after auctioneers demolished...
Mombasa Alarmed by Loss of Future Generation
BY Mwakera Mwajefa Email, mwakera2@hotmail.com Is Mombasa County losing its 21st century boy child who is faced with tremendous challenges such as...
Kwale Gem Leaves Inspirational Legacy
BY Mwakera Mwajefa Email, mwakera2@hotmail.com This year’s Kwale County 2022 missed a crucial cog of the ever-smiling diminutive figure of...
Achani, Stop Gender Discrimination
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county Governor Fatuma Achani has called on Kenyans to stop discriminating fellow citizens...
Eat Less Meat Urges Animal Welfare Organizations
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Animal Protection together with Animal Welfare organizations is urging consumers to eat less...
Ukraine Wheat Vessel Docks in Kenya Despite Russian Invasion
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Ukraine vessel with 51,000 tons of wheat docked at Kilindini Port being the first...
Governors Move Swiftly to Avert Hunger in Schools
By The Coast Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale County has now embarked on a plan to re introduce school feeding program...
Ruto Outlines Plan to Boost Agriculture Amid Looming Effects of Climate Change
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email. thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Agriculture is key to increasing food production, reduce the cost of living and create a...
Initiate Rescue Centres to Combat Abuse of Migrant Workers, Agencies Urge
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of recruiting agencies in Kenya now wants the government to initiate Rescue centres...
Venture into Pasture Farming, Farmers Advised
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Government has advised farmers in Magarini sub county to start practicing commercial pasture...
County Initiates Plans to Revamp Health Sector
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County has initiated a plan that intends to revamp the health sector by...
Red Cross Launches Offtake Program to Mitigate Drought
By Haguye Guye Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Kenya Red cross society in conjunction with the National government have commenced a livestock...
Petitioner Wants Court Stop MCA from Assuming Office
By The Coast Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku will next week Thursday deliver a preliminary ruling on...
Council of Elders to Sue Mung’aro Over CeC Nomination
By Ronald Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Jibana Council of Elders in Kaloleni Constituency has threatened to move to court to...
Schools Shut as Drought hit Hard
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Several schools in Tana River county face untimely closure due to the prolonged dry...
Researchers Turn Tide of Manufacturing in Coconut Value Chains
By PATRICK AMUNAVI Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The National Research Chair for Manufacturing on technological innovations for quality and productivity in the...
KRA Collects Ksh 492 Billion from Coast Region
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Revenue Authority has disclosed that Coast region contributed about Ksh.492 Billion way ahead from...
Poll Losers Gang up to Oust Sitting MCA
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com 10 Mombasa MCA candidates in the just concluded August 09 elections have regrouped and...
Residents want Governor to Solve Water Crisis
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mokowe residents have urged the county government to establish measure that would mitigate the...
Clerics Forge Alternative Mechanism to Combat Youth Killings
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Muslim Communities in Lamu county are mounting efforts to establish alternative conflict resolution mechanisms aimed...
GSU Unit Clinch Kenya Shooting Championship
By Jenje Bozo Email, thecoastnewpaper@gmail.com General Service Unit bagged Ksh, 150,000 after winning the discipline forces title at the Kenya...
WHY Nominated Cabinet Secretaries with Pending Cases Deserve Due Process
By Prof. Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi Constitutional Law Expert Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com 1. The Constitution of Kenya presumes everyone to be innocent...
Forbes Africa Lists JKUAT Student Top 30 Under 30
By Patrick Amunavi Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Forbes Africa has listed Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology student, Dr. Joan Ruguru...
Alice Shauri Wins UK-based Madrinha Trust Award
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and...
Can Kenyan Media Turn the Page
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com With implicit/explicit biasism or partisanism within its ranks, can all media professionals expose, isolate and...
Youth MCAs want Governor to fulfill Election Pledges
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Members of the Lamu Youth Assembly have urged the current county government administration to adhere...
Mombasa County to Conduct Headcount of Workers
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa County Government will now conduct a Human Resource Audit (HRA) to verify the current...
No More Illegal Dumping, County Orders
By The COAST Reporter Email,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com It’s now official that dumping of garbage could land you in a civil jail as...
111Years Old Golf Course Positioned for Sports Tourism
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Mombasa Iconic golf course under UNESCO list is undergoing a major refurbishment in...
County Government Commits More Funds to Bursary Kit
By Jilian Anyango Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At least 2,500 students will continue to benefit from the Lamu Scholarship and bursary programme...
Azimio Brigade Authorizes Governor to Work with Ruto
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Azimio la Umoja one Kenya Coalition has officially authorized the newly sworn in Mombasa governor...
Governor Elect Vows to Restore Town’s Lost Glory
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecpastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa county governor elect Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir has expressed his desire to restore the...
Long Distance Drivers Issue Ultimatum
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Operations along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway could soon be paralyzed if a section of long...
Arrested Jordan Citizens Heading Back Home
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com 40 Jordanian Tourists who were stranded in the coastal town of Mombasa are on...
Consider PWD’s Plights, County Governments Advised
By Jilian Anyango Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A community based organization wants county governments to consider and include the plights of people...
KPA Acquires Ksh.1.4 billion Tugboat for Lamu
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu Port will now commence tugging operations after Kenya Ports Authority acquired a brand new...
County Speakers Races Hot Up as Incumbents Stay Put
By The COAST Team. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Several dignitaries have quickly changed gear days after the conclusion of the general elections...
Conduct Forensic Audit on Pending Bills, Nassir
By The COAST Team Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa Governor-elect Abdulswamad Nassir says his government will be conducting a forensic audit on...
LAPSSET Holds Talks with Qatar Investors
By Jillian Anyango Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority has embarked on talks with prospective investors from the Gulf...
Lamu West Candidate Promises Fair Bursary Allocation
By Jillian Anyango Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu West parliamentary candidate says distribution of bursaries by the local CDF committee has been...
Mombasa County owes Lawyer Sh120 Million in Arrears
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Mombasa based advocate has threatened to take serious legal action against the local...
Lamu Leaders Failed Us: Senate Aspirant
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu ANC senate aspirant Yusuf Abubakar says his priority goal when elected would be to...
Matuga MP: My Work Speaks for Itself
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Matuga MP Kassim Sawa Tandaza has urged locals and Kenyans at large to vote...
Lamu’s Umra Pledge to Fix UHC
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu Gubernatorial Candidate Umra Omar has termed healthcare as most critical issue and is therefore...
CDA to Pool sh33 Million in Malindi’s Irrigation
By The COAST Reporter Email, the coastnewspaper@gmail.com Coast Development Authority (CDA) is set to expand its Chakama irrigation scheme in...
Rabai Residents Protest Over Pollution by Jumbo Metal Company
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.copm A major row is in the offing between a metal firm and residents of...
Murshid Calls for Action on Disappeared Kenyans
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A former commissioner in the apex National Police Service Commission (NPSC) Mr Murshid Abdalla...
ASA International to Distribute Wheelchairs to PWDs
Alfred Kazungu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A credit firm has launched a wheelchair distribution program meant to benefit people living with disabilities....
Kilifi Firm Develops Ventilator
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Kilifi firm has developed a ventilator that operates without electricity and helps infants...
Stop the Pingpong of Sakaja’s Academic Papers as they are Just Pieces of Papers
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Education has five essential elements that you CANNOT quantify from piece of papers written CERTIFICATE! ...
Forbes Africa Lists JKUAT Student in Top 30 Under 30
BY PATRICK AMUNAVI Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Forbes Africa has listed Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology student, Dr. Joan Ruguru...
Archbishop Kivuva: Our Democracy will Reach there
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Catholic Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde calls for the rule of law and taking responsibilities to...
Lamu County Government in Row with it’s Assembly over Land
By Fumo Mzalendo Emai, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Lamu County executive has sharply differed with its county assembly over the subdivision of...
Pate Residents: Why We Will Vote Out Our Leaders
By Fumo Mzalendo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents of Pate Island in Lamu East constituency say they are tired of their current...
Safaricom Golf: Kitale’s Sorobea Carded 40 Points, Clinches Title
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kitale’s Elly Sorobea was named the overall winner of the tenth leg in a...
Kenya Climate Smart Project Revives Hopes for Lamu Cotton Farmers
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At least 300 smallholder cotton farmers in Lamu have started to benefit from a climate...
Eric Mugo: I’m Most Fit for Lamu Governor Job
By Joel Mzanta Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Four politicians have been cleared for the Lamu County gubernatorial race. This follows clearance of...
Luhya Community in Mombasa Pledge to Campaign for Raila
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoasnewspaper@gmail.com Members of the Luhya community residing in Mombasa have pledged to mobilize and campaign...
Several Aspirants Decry Tough IEBC Rules
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A number of independent candidates in Mombasa and Kilifi are unhappy with the "very...
MUHURI Launches Voter Education and Peace Campaign in Coast Region
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A Mombasa based rights lobby Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) has added its voice...
Jubilee women in Mombasa Accuse ODM of Short Changing them
By The COAST Reporter. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A major row is brewing among Azimio's women rank and file in Mombasa. Jubilee...
Bamburi Cement clocks Sh 2.2 Billion Profit
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@mail.com Bamburi Cement Group has registered a 22 per cent growth in its pretax profit...
COVAW Rescues Women and Youth Businesses after Covid-19 Slump
By Munira Shaban Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Coalition on Violence against Women (COVAW) organization is rescuing women and youths whose businesses collapsed...
Boga Calls for Peaceful Polls
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county governorship aspirant Mr Hamadi Boga has urged different communities in the county...
NBK aids KEWI’s Water Symposium with Kshs 1 million
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com THE National Bank of Kenya (NBK) recently injected Kshs 1 million as sponsorship for...
The Coast Media Group: Editorial
Eleven public rallies and five economic forums are in the offing from William Samoei Ruto (WSR) as he begins his...
Is Media Rigging August 2022 Elections?
By Mwakera Mwajefa. Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The answer to this question can be picked from content analysis of media reportage on...
Ravaging Drought Leaves Kilifi Women with Nothing to Show
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As the world joined in commemoration of this year’s women’s day achievements some months...
Chauhan Clinches 8th leg of Safaricom Golf Tour at Nyali
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Nyali’s home-based golfer Kailesh Chauhan is the overall winner of the eighth leg of the...
Gen Mwathethe Issues New Rules to Revamp Fishery
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com RETIRED General Samson Mwathethe is rooting for new measures to enable coastal communities to access...
Leaders Disunity Hampering Bargain For Coast
By Mwakera Mwajefa And Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.cpm Desperation to shed the 'village party' tag in lieu of national outlook...
What You Should Know About Opinion Polls
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com People should know the good, the bad and the ugly of polling and public opinion....
DP Ruto, KADU and Amidzi Elders in New Pact to Lock Kilifi
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Deputy President William Ruto's UDA has moved to consolidate its Kilifi support base by signing...
Kwale’s Sonrisa Resort Owner Hospitalized after Land Saga
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnespaper@gmail.com A Polish investor whose tourist hotel was demolished at Galu Kinondo, Kwale, says those...
Lobby Calls for Total Ban on Wildlife Trade
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An international conservation lobby wants a complete end to wildlife trade.World Animal Protection says ...
Makupa Bridge Ready by June 2022
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Commuters and motorists plying along Mombasa Island and Changamwe will be relieved of the...
Mombasa Cement Support to UDA Campaigns Raises Storms
By The COAST ReporterMany coast residents know Mombasa Cement firm more for its extensive multibillion philanthropy rather than for its...
PAA Suffers as ODM to Field Candidates for all Posts in Kilifi
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com ODM party has declared it would field candidates in all elective positions within Kilifi...
JKUAT Research Chair Trains SMEs on Coconut Value Chains
By PATRICK AMUNAVI Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Second National University Research Chair on Manufacturing that is supported by the National Commission...
Coast Based Parties Form Own Coalition
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Three political parties based in the Coast Region have merged to form a new...
Let’s Build Strong Seafarers Union
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com SUK has a lot of weaknesses and the leaders and members too we've a lot...
Women Struggle for Survival in Marsabit Despite Tough Climatic Conditions
By Scovian Lillian Emai, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Marsabit County in Northern Kenya is one of 27 counties classified as arid or semi-arid....
Pwani Innovation Week slated for March
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa and other coastal counties will host the third edition of Pwani Innovation Week (PIW)...
Let’s Conduct Peaceful Campaigns: Abdulswamad
By Nyota Suleiman Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir has called all leaders to shun divisive politics in their campaigns. ...
Government on Lookout for Inciters and Militia
Seif Kadir Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail,com Tana River County Commissioner (CC) Mbogai Rioba has warned leaders against instigating ethnic hatred and incitement...
Media Feeds and Game Framing of Presidential Race; Guns Should be Trained on Journalists’ Coverage?
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Each of the mainstream media leaders - Citizen TV, KTN News, NTV, K24 TV, TV47...
CORRUPTION, Is it an Agenda in this Election?
By Mwakera Mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Corruption hurts everyone and goes beyond the corrupt individuals, the innocent colleagues who are implicated,...
KENYA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2022; Why OKA is the Most Attractive Suitor?
By Prof Dr Halim Shauri Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com "Hayawi hayawi huwa", the year 2022 is here with a bang and we...
PAA Seeks Foothold as Race Hots up for Kingi Successor
By Mwakwaya Raymond email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The recently formed Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) has embarked on a frantic search for political...
Another Two People Missing in Mombasa Bringing Toll to 61
By Phelgonna Velma Emai, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Two people in Mombasa have gone missing and their families have expressed fear over their...
PWDs Reject Media Sympathy
By SCOVIAN LILLIAN Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As the World celebrated the International Day of persons with disabilities (PWD) on December 3,...
JKP Seeks Sh 100B For Economic Stimulus Package
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) wants the government to set aside Ksh 100 billion as...
Kilifi Leaders Want DICECE College Elevated
By Said Bambanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Leaders in Kilifi are calling on both the County and national governments to protect the...
Foreign Teams Arrive In Mombasa For Tong- IL Moo-Do Event
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Phillipian Team has already jetted in to Mombasa for the open Tong-IL Moo-Do championship that...
EACC Warns Grabbers of Public Beaches in Mombasa
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating alleged grabbing of several public beach plots...
ODM Women League in Mombasa Promise Major Campaign for Raila
By Halima Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) women activists in Mombasa County have pledged to conduct extensive campaigns...
Oguna Urges Youth to Capitalize on Government Programs
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Government wants youth to take advantage of the numerous opportunities extended to them in...
KPA Builds Dorm for Shimo La Tewa School
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com OVER 50 schools in the Coast region will benefit from an education development project by...
Power Body Sets Aside Ksh159 Billion For Rural Electrification
By Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@mail.comThe Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) plans to spend a whooping sh 159 billion to expand...
Government Moots Plans to End Abuse, Death of Kenyans in the Gulf
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has assured Kenyans that a strategy to end abuses of Kenyans in the...
Aga Khan Distributes PPEs to Boost Anti-Covid Campaign
By Kahonzi Kaliwa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Aga Khan Development Network Mombasa (AKDN ) intends to distribute PPEs and e-learning equipment worth...
JKP Lands on Ksh 3.5 Billion EU Grant for Blue Economy
By MwakwayaRaymond Email, thecoastnewspapeper@gmail.com The blue economy sector has received a major boost after the European Union announced a grant...
Bishop Kalu: Let’s Reject Leaders Preaching Anarchy
Johnson Mwadime Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com An eminent Anglican cleric has warned politicians for allegedly engaging in divisive utterances that can perpetuate...
Ibrahim Ndung’u Wins in Shooting Finals in Mombasa
By Halima Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Master Ibrahim Ndung’u clinched the title of the international practical shooting confederation league in the...
25 Nations to Attend Martial Arts Tourneys in Mombasa
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The 9th edition of Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo- Do Martial Arts Championship is slated for ...
HealthX Firm Launches Telemedicine in Kenya
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com HealthX, a fully equipped, and virtual medical facility has commenced its services in Kenya. The...
Kenyan Farmers Give too Much Antibiotics’ to Animals
By Nwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Many livestock farmers in Kenya tend to rush to pharmacies and agrovets to buy antibiotics...
Government to Give Relief Foods to 23 Counties hit by Drought
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, theoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government is scaling up relief food distribution to people in 23 counties currently afflicted...
KUDHEIHA: Restore full Salaries for Hotel Workers
By Kahonzi Kaliwa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com THE Kenyan Union of Domestic Health Educational Institutions and Allied is calling for hoteliers at...
Wajir Ex-Governor says NE Region Should Back Raila
By Gurcha Boru Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Former Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has urged leaders from the Somali community to rally behind...
COTU Mooting Plan to end Deaths of Kenyans in the Gulf
By Kahonzi Kaliwa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The umbrella workers body COTU is developing a plan to ensure safety and security of...
The “Elephant Queen” Coast Tour
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A new film on elephant conservation was exhibited nationwide starting with Mombasa County. The initiative,...
Wananyuki FC Elects New Officials
By Halima Charo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa's Wananyuki FC, which is among the oldest clubs in Kenya, has elected new officials...
Kwale Women Vow to Capture all Seats Come 2022
By Kahonzi Kaliwa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county gubernatorial aspirant Fatuma Achani has endorsed Samburu-Chengoni MCA Josphat Chirema Kombo as her...
Did William Samoei Ruto’s Coast UDA Tour Make Inroads
By Mwakera mwajefa Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com This question draws two sets of answers depending on which political divide you ask.If you...
MP Nassir’s Petition on Dockers Wages Sails through
By The Coast Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.con The Dock Workers Union (DWU) is aerated after the National Assembly resolved that the...
Kwale Activists Demand Government Action on War Mongers
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email, thecoastnewspaper@mail.com Kwale political activists are calling for peaceful campaigns in the lead up to the 2022...
Coast Leaders Back Raila Economic Plans
By Hellen Mwashumbe Email, tecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Raila Odinga’s pledge to address the cost of doing business if he becomes President has...
Another man Kidnapped by Armed Men in Mombasa
By Sidi Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A 22-year-old university student has gone missing in Mombasa after he was allegedly forced into...
KRA Leads in Grand Forest Planting in Mombasa
By Joseph Mwema Email, thecoastnewspaper2gmail.com THE Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has planted over 20,000 mangrove trees at Mchenja Maisha in...
20 get Scholarships from Bamburi Cement in Kwale
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Bamburi Cement company has salvaged academic dreams of at least 20 needy students in Kwale...
Kenya Government Finally Sets Seafarers’ Wages Council
BY Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The recent establishment of the Merchant Navy Wage Standards marks a major step towards better...
We won’t STOP Flight of Workers to Saudi, CS Chelugui Declares
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has dismissed calls by COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli for suspension of licenses...
IEBC Commends Media Pledge to Work Closely
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission IEBC has lauded journalists in the Coast Region for reporting electoral...
Kenya’s Press Release Before ICJ Verdict
By Presidential Press Unit On the 24th September, 2021, the International Court of Justice (the Court) released a Press Statement...
Kenya-Somalia Maritime Dispute: Tension Builds but What way out?
By The COAST media Commentator email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Tension is rising between Kenya and Somalia who disagree over the delimitation of...
Kenya Roots for Diplomatic Solution After Losing Case on Border Dispute with Somalia,
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com ICJ has ruled largely in favor of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over...
Ashoka, Worldreader Launch Book Collection for Children
By Coast Media Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comAs the world commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child on Monday, 11th October...
HIV Cases and Uncontrolled Births on the Rise in Mombasa
By Sidi Katana Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa has recorded a remarkable decrease in the use of contraceptives and the trend has...
Mombasa’s Kashani Residents Alarmed by Land Cartels
By Sidi Mweni Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comOver 500,000 residents of Kashani in Mombasa County are likely to miss out in the ongoing...
Mombasa CSOs Root for Open Data Policy
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Civil societies in Mombasa are working on modalities of enhancing public access and use of...
Foodies festival props Mombasa back from Covid-19 effects
By FAITH SAMMY Email,thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa residents had an opportunity to showcase their food varieties during the Foodies’ Festivals held along...
Pwani Oil Fetes Kenya’s Best Essay Writers
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com FIVE pupils all of them from rural schools fought their way to the national finals...
KPA’S Salvage Tug Boat
By Andrew Mwangura KPA’s 1.7 billion shillings salvage tug boat currently under construction at the Turkish based ship builder MED...
Competence Based Curriculum Here to Stay, says Maghoha
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha says the Government would continue with full implementation...
Joho Castigates Bottom Up Economic Model
By Mwakwaya Raymond Mwakwaya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Governor Hassan Ali Joho has criticised those touting the bottom-up economic model saying it...
Civil Society Out to Mobilize Locals In Voter Registration Exercise
By The COAST Correspondent Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A civil society in Coast Region has launched a campaign to mobilize and sensitize locals...
Sh14 Billion deficit needed for next year’s polls, IEBC
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission has asked the government to immediately release Sh14 Billion for its...
Get them back to school, CR orders
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Coast regional commissioner John Elungata has directed chiefs and their assistants to identify form one children...
Senators upbeat proposed Bill to transform coconut industry
BY COASTNEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Three Coast Senators are upbeat the proposed Coconut Industry Development Bill 2021 will not only improve the...
Mombasa Cement comes to rescue of Butere girl
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Fatuma Kwekwe Mongo, 16, had lost hope after failing to report at Butere Girls High School...
New Cashew nut varieties to boost industry in Coast region
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Cashew nut farmers are set to benefit from a new variety of seedlings developed by the...
Water troubles to end soon in Garissa
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The perennial water problem that troubles Garissa County will be a thing of the past if...
Untold Story of Climate Change ‘Ghost’
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Shifting temperatures and changing rainfall patterns to more extreme and unpredictable weather are threatening human...
Poverty riding on climate change’s back
BY CAROLINE KALIWA Seventy-one percent of Kwaleans lived under poverty level before devolution and this has been a result of...
Parliament to stop Chinese fishing in Kenya
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture wants the Chinese fishing activities within Kenya’s water borders regulated or...
Lufthansa lands in Mombasa with a cargo of 150 tourists
BY RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Tourism sector came alive on Saturday morning of July 24, 2021 when 150 passengers jetted at the...
Second commercial ship calls Lamu
COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MWANGURA MV Spirit of Dubai, which is operated by a French Shipping Company-CMA CGM, on July...
900 radical youths rehabilitated in Mombasa and its environs
BY COAST MEDIA REPORTER More than 900 radicalised youths who have undergoing de-radicalization programmes have successfully been integrated into the...
Farmers to reap more from fruit processing plant in Galole
BY COAST MEDIA REPORTER Fortunes of mango farmers are set to change drastically following the commissioning of a Sh200 million...
Back in time needs to be preserved in Tana River
BY DANSON MUNGATANA On Thursday, July 8, 2021 after court, I had a most amazing visit to our oldest lady,...
Lamu hoteliers see business boom from port activities
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Hopes of turning round the Lamu hoteliers’ fortunes are at the end of the tunnel following...
Covid-19 discrimination raises concern in Mombasa
BY CHARLES OGALLO Emily Banda, a middle-aged woman, succumbed to Covid-19 related complications seven days after being mandatorily admitted at...
Varsities should focus on their core areas of strength, says CS
By PATRICK AMUNAVI Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary, Prof George Magoha, wants universities in the country to remain focused on their...
Romanian chartered flight gives life to Tourism sector with its 116 human cargo
BY GIDEON MAUNDUKenya’s limping tourism industry got a shot in the arm when 116 travellers jetted at the Moi Interntional...
Coast political alliance unstoppable, says Kingi
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comProponents of the Coast political alliance have vowed to continue with their mission to set up...
Is BBI running into ‘troubled waters’ in Kilifi County?
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKilifi County Assembly is among the counties that passed the BBI bill but its awareness among the...
BBI Bill to be tabled ‘soon’ in both houses-Lusaka
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 will ‘soon’ be tabled in both the Houses of...
Finland grants Sh14 billion to Trademark East Africa to spur business in East Africa
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The Finnish Government has extended an additional grant of Sh14 billion to TradeMark East Africa (TMEA)...
Your days are numbered over ‘witchcraft-fueled’ killings, says Coast RC
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The government has issued a stern warning for those unknown assailants killing the elderly people in...
PIL agreement behind the congestion at the Port of Mombasa
BY ANDREW MWANGURA The Kenya Ports Authority and Pacific International Line (PIL) agreement is to blame for the ongoing congestion...
Stop inciting people on land or political issues, Tana River leaders warned
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The government has warned political leaders in Tana River County against fuelling animosity and tension on...
US boost Kenya’s maritime surveillance of its territorial waters
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The United States of America has boosted maritime surveillance along the Kenyan Coast territorial waters after...
Samboja takes over JKP chair for less than 18 months
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) secretariat is pleased to announce the unanimous resolution of the...
Let’s involve communities in heritage conservation, says NMK
BY COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is rooting for community involvement in the conservation of heritage...
Government On Right Track, Says Oguna
By Mahenzo Baha Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Government spokesman retired Col. Cyrus Oguna has reaffirmed Kenyans that the government is doing so...
World Bank Pumps 4.5 Billion to Water Agency
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com World Bank is set to release 4.5 Billion to the Coast Water Works Development...
Sossion Drums Support for BBI
By The Coast Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Teachers have been told to embrace the Building Bridges Initiative Bill since its governance...
KPA Regional Maritime Awards 2020 set for May
BY COAST NEWSPAPER REPORTER Summary · Interested companies and individuals have until February 26, 2021to submit their entries · The 2020’s...
Diani’s Leading Beach Destination Bounces Back
By The COAST Newspaper Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Sprawled along the spectacular Diani Beach overlooking the Indian Ocean, Fins Beach Bar...
Quest for Coast Kingpin turns Nasty and Noisy
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Efforts to set up a Coast based national party has hit an all-time high with three governors...
Mombasa Port Report Impressive Business Performance Despite COVID-19
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Port of Mombasa has recorded an impressive business Performance including vessels and container traffics this...
Pakistan Community to Construct 200 Bed Capacity Hospital in Isiolo
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Pakistani community in Kenya is planning to construct an ultra-modern 200-bed-capacity hospital in...
Illegal Fishing Going on in Kenyan waters
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com For a very long time now local and foreign owned fishing vessels have fished along...
Waive Away School Fees, Legislator Tells Government
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has been asked to waive school fees for this term at the public and...
USPK Launch Membership Recruitment
By The COAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Umoja Summit Party of Kenya USPK has launched a vigorous campaign to recruit new...
Politician’s Mother to Be Buried in Rural Home
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The family of former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has resolved to have their mother buried...
All Teenage Girls Must Be in School, Government Orders
By DAMA KALAMA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Education chief administrative secretary (CAS) Zachary Kinuthia has directed local administration officers to conduct a...
Friends of Coast People are Well Known, Its not Ruto
BY Hon TEDDY MWAMBIRE Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com If we didn't know Mohamed Ali (Nyali MP), we would have thought the statement...
Which Way for Democracy in Uganda this Month 2021?
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Democracy is on trial in Uganda after being castrated in US on November 3, 2020 by the...
The Apostleship of the Sea
By ANDREW MWANGURA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The appointment of Fr Wilybard Lagho as the Bishop-Elect Malindi Catholic Diocese is a great...
Seafarers Celebrate Festive Season In Deep Sea Due To Covid 19 Protocols
By ANDREW MWANGURA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As we near the most holy time of the year, I want to share some thoughts...
Mourning Former Chief Justice Gicheru What He Meant To Tana River County
By DANSON MUNGATANA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com I first met the former Chief Justice Gicheru as a young practitioner of the law...
Tong-IL Moo-DO Championship Gets Notch Higher
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com President of the fast growing Tong Il- Moo-Do Championship has expressed satisfaction with the way Kenya...
JOHO’s Foot Soldier Picks Shahbal For 2022
By The COAST Correspondent Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The battle for Mombasa gubernatorial post has proven to provide a tough political duel...
Political Party In Search For Presidential Candidate
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Umoja Summit Party of Kenya USPK has launched a search for a probable candidate who...
Kenya likely To Miss 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
By DAMA KALAMA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has been challenged to revisit to keep on track plans to attain sustainable...
Ombudsman Warns Public Institutions Against Withholding Information
By Mwakwaya Raymond and Charles Ogallo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Public institutions have been challenged to strictly adhere to the law on...
COVID-19 Fuels Mental Health Disorders
By Charles Ogallo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The COVID-19 pandemic has since March, 2020 continued to exert a substantial negative impact on...
Health Sector Paralyzed as UHC, Contracted Nurses Join Strike
BY DAMA KALAMA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa nurses under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) are set to withdraw health service delivery...
ODM Narrowly Wins in Tension-Packed Dabaso by- Election
By Alfred Bambanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party narrowly won the Tuesday’s Dabaso Ward by-election in Kilifi...
BBI Politics Dominate Burial Ceremony of Malindi MCA’s Wife
By Alfred Babanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) politics dominated the burial ceremony of the Town Member of County...
Transport Sector Up In Arms Against County’s New Covid-19 Directives
By Dama Kalama Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Transport operators in Mombasa have threatened to paralyse operations in protest to the introduction of...
Life Threatening Cases to Journalists on the Rise
BY The COAST TEAM Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At least 30 Kenyan journalists have received threats against their lives and intimidation this year...
Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com How long would Eastern African countries continue to watch fishing vessels violate labour standards for...
Civil Societies Want Medics Grievances Resolved Immediately
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Civil society groups in the Coast Region have resolved not to sit back and watch as the...
Kenyan Journalists to Receive Legal and Medical Aid
BY CHARLES OGALLO Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenyan Journalists are set to enjoy a rare privilege of getting free legal and medical support...
Face Masks Challenge in School Reopening
BY SALMA ATHMAN MZUNGU Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lack of facemasks among school-going children has adversely affected their classes’ attendance in Kisauni...
Declare Stand on BBI Referendum, DP Ruto Challenged
By Alfred Bambanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Vocal Kilifi Member of County Assembly Nixon Mramba has challenged Deputy President William Ruto to...
Allocate More Funds to Reproductive Health , Governors Urged!
By Dama Kalama Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Health sector stakeholders from the Coastal region are calling on the county governments to increase...
Do not Scare Away Desert Locusts, Governor Tells Residents
By Salim Mwavumbo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi has urged area residents not to scare away or eat...
Government Changes Plan on Galana Project!
By Alfred Bambanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com It is now official. The land on which the multi-billion-shilling Galana/Kulalu Food Security Project is...
Embrace BBI or Perish, Legislator Woes Coast Residents
By Baha Kasena Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Ganze Member of Parliament Teddy Mwambire has urged the residents of the Coast region to...
Investigate Senator For Preaching Hate Speech, NCIC Told
By Dancan Ochieng Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has been asked to investigate the Lamu County senator...
Science and Research Key to Unlocking Development Potential, Uhuru says
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Science and research are key to unlocking Kenya’s development potential especially in finding solutions to...
Empowerment Programs Reduce Crime Government Says
By Nyevu Mwarandu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Youth empowerment programs targeting the young people in Kisauni Sub county have been attributed to...
Kilifi Unveils Extensive Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Campaign
By Salim Mwavumbo Email, thecoastnewspaperNew strategies have been launched for anti-teenage pregnancies in Kilifi County to tame the vice that...
Joho’s Headache Over BBI Vote After Demise of ODM Chair
By Alfred Bambanya Email. thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The recent sudden demise of member of the Mombasa County Assembly (MCA) Mohamed Hatimy (nominated)...
National Museums Taps on Digital Revenue in Covid-19 Recovery Plan
By Dama Kalama Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenyans will soon enjoy the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) collections from anywhere on the...
Kadu Asili: Loss of Political Voice Denies Coast Region Right to Socio-Economic Development
By Alfred Bambanya Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comThe Kadu Asili political party has decried the perceived lack of a political voice in the...
Why Task Force on Fishermen Training is Mandatory
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Now that the Syllabus for training of fishermen is published, the Government should set a...
County Attorneys Hail Enactment of Office of the County Attorney Act 2020
SAlim Mwavumbo Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com County Attorneys in the 47 devolved units have hailed the enactment of the Office of the...
Coast Feeling the Heat of Foreign Tourists Deficiency
By Dama Kalama Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Reliance on foreign arrivals and ongoing global COVID 19 pandemic crisis has virtually turned the...
ECOBIZ SACCO DECRIES DIP IN LOAN REPAYMENT AS COVID-19 BITES
BY DAMA KALAMACOVID 19 shocks continue to ravage the financial economy, as Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (Saccos) struggle to...
Cracking the Nut: JKUAT technologies to boost coconut value chains in Coast region
BY PATRICK AMUNAVI The quest to upscale processing and production of quality coconut-based value added products by small and medium...
Attend Gatherings at Your Own Peril; Kagwe Warns
Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comPolitical activities and social gatherings are to blame for the current COVID 19 spike that is ravaging as new...
Kisauni MP’s supporters reject Kalonzo’s preferred candidate mantra for Mombasa’s governorship race
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The mission of Wiper Democratic Movement of Kenya to reactivate its mashinani support bases and recruit...
KEMSA SCAM: ICPAK warns members of dire consequences if found culpable
BY DAMA KALAMA The institute of certified public accountants of Kenya ICPAK has warned it will suspended and deregistered members...
Sharp divisions emerge among the giant DWU officials over KPA merger with sister corporations
BY DAMA KALAMAThe merger of three government parastatals into one unity has sparked divisions among the giant Dock Workers Union...
Forceful Disappearance Cases Increase as Family Demands for Kinsman
By The COAST Team Email; thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Cases of people disappearing mysteriously in the hands of the law enforcers have drastically...
Think About Less Fortunate! Government Told
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA section of Mombasa county residents have urged the government to create job opportunities for hundreds of families...
Mombasa Black Mondays to Resume Over Merger of Parastatals
By DAMA KALAMA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comCoast human rights groups have declared a return of the Black Monday weekly demonstrations due to...
Donor Threatens to Withdraw HIV Funds In Coast
By DAMA KALAMA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKey players in the health sector at the Coast have called on the government to tame...
Chamber Tells Media Not to Scare Investors
By GURACH WORRA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKenya National Chamber of commerce and Industry (KNCCI) want media to be fair when reporting on...
Muslim Clerics Rebuke MP For Demolishing Mosque
By THE COAST Reporter Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Muslims National Advisory Council (KEMNAC) wants Nyali lawmaker Mohammed Ali to apologize to the...
6 Billion Housing Units Set to Take off
By The COAST ReporterEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA section of Mombasa county residents wants to be given first priority in the allocation of the...
Safaricom Foundation Injects One Million to Shimo-la-Tewa Borstal Institute
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Shimo la Tewa Borstal is one of the four institutions in Kenya whose mandate is...
Streamline Sexual Reproductive Health Policies- Government Told
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of lobbyists in Mombasa County have asked the government to streamline sexual reproductive health...
Terror Suspect Gunned Down in Matuga
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) in collaboration with other security agents have gunned down a terror...
Lobbyists warn Government Against Mutilating Constitution
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Coast Civil society lobby groups have warned the political elites against any move to amend chapter...
Domesticate Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy to Cushion Girls
By DAMA KALAMA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Health practitioners from Kilifi County are now demanding for a full implementation of the recently...
Support Our Program, Disability Lobby Pleads
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lobby group championing for the rights of disabled community, wants the government to support its reusable...
Arrest COVID-19 Funds Looters, FABCOM Petitions Government
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Activists attached to the Fast Action Business Community (FABCOM) /have asked the government to arrest and...
Mwahima; What a Legacy!
EDITORIAL Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Ordinary Likoni residents turned in their hundreds to bury their elderly leader Mwalimu Masoud Mwahima who passed...
Panic in Gamba as Senior Officer Falls From Building
By GURACH WORRA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Sombre mood engulfed the police fraternity in Gamba Tana River county after a senior police...
Parents Can Whip Out Street Children Menace
By DAMA KALAMA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Children rights defenders have raised an alarm over the rising number of street children neglected...
New COVID-19 Testing Laboratory in the Offing for Truck Drivers in Mombasa County
By DAMA KALAMA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com To fast-track the testing of truck drivers and easy movement of cargo, the Ministry of...
Maintain High Hygiene to Stay Afloat, Taita Taveta Traders Told
By THE COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Hundreds of traders trooped back to Taita Taveta County markets in Wundanyi, Mwatate,...
Governor’s Residence Hit by COVID-19 Pandemic
By GURACH WORRA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comSome 37 people among them 10 workers at the Tana River County Governor Dhadho Godhana’s official residence have...
Efforts to Restore Kaya Forest Take Shape
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Survey and demarcation of the controversial Kaya Tiwi forest in Matuga sub-county has begun. This...
COVID-19: Unite in Combating COVID-19, Hindu Clergy Tells Kenyans
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The clergy from different religions have called on Kenyans to join hands in a bid to...
EU Support Port of Mombasa Frontline Workers to Tame COVID-19
By MWAKERA MWAJEFA The European Union, through its Kenya ambassador Simon Mordue, has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to the...
Uphold The Rule Of Law, Police Told
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comFamilies of a trio allegedly abducted by police in Kilifi County on Saturday want the government to intervene...
Could Kenya Be Sliding to Dictatorship?
By MWAKERA MWAJEFA Editor in Chief/ The Coast Media Group FORD ASILI secretary general Njeru Kathangu thinks the country is...
A Coast Political Party – Is Putting the Cart Before the Horse?
By HAMISI MWAGUYA (Advisor on urban planning and development-Mombasa County) Listening to the latest sounds of clamouring for a Coast...
Kenya Should Proceed Beyond Moody Awori’s 2003 Prison Reforms
By ZEDEKIAH ADIKA (Program officer at Kituo Cha Sheria and convener of Coast Civil Society Network) University of Nairobi intellectual, Tom...
Deliver or See the Door, Taita Taveta Governor Warns
By Coast Media Group Reporter Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comTwo newly sworn in county executive committee (CEC) members for Water, Sanitation, Environment, Climate...
Cushion PLWNCD’s in COVID-19 Kitty, State Told.
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com People living with Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across the country are living at a higher...
Government Official Accused of Facilitating Illegal Business in Kwale
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Vanga residents in Kwale County are calling upon security apparatus in the region to launch...
Mombasa Cement Dismisses Claims of Playing Politics in Relief Food
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A cement manufacturing firm has rubbished claims that the weekly food distribution program to locals is...
COVID-19: Mombasa County Facing Acute Shortage of Health Workers
MCK (P15) By PETER KOMBE AND SALMA ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The department of health in Mombasa County has urged the national...
Mungatana Refutes Fraudulent Charges
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Directorate of Criminal Investigation detectives, on Tuesday (August 11, 2020), pounced on the former...
COVID-19: Lamu COVID-19 Situation, A Wake Up Call
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comThe continued rise in coronavirus cases in Lamu County should serve as a wakeup call to...
Senate Voted to Postpone CRA Debate What Next? Mungatana
Hon Danson Buya Mungatana MGH, Commissioner COMESA Competition Commission, Advocate of High Court of Kenya, Lecturer Business law. Yesterday Tuesday...
COVID-19: Remain Steadfast in Combating Corona, Clergy Urged
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comChurch leaders have been urged to remain steadfast in ensuring health directives are adhered to in a bid to...
Four Arrested in Connection to Robbery in Likoni Mayhem
By PETER MASEKE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police in Mombasa County have arrested four suspected machete-wielding criminals in connection to the Likoni...
COVID-19: Paralegals Want Government Assistance in Job Placing
By The COAST ReporterEmail thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comParalegals in Mombasa County have asked the government to chip in and assist them seize job opportunities...
Mombasa Youths Fault Revenue Allocation Formula
By The COAST ReporterEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA section of Mombasa youth leaders have faulted the formula of revenue allocation as proposed by a...
Live Dangling Kenya Power Wires Kill Family Members In Kwale
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Two members of the same family lost their lives after they were electrocuted at Bowa village in...
Dad Had a Big Heart, Bereaved Actress Opens Up
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA Coast based artist is ruing over the loss of her father last week at the...
Uproar on Revenue Allocation Intensifies as CSO’s Reject Formula
By The COAST TeamEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comCoast Civil society organizations (CSO) have rejected the Third Commission on revenue allocation CRA recommended claiming it...
COVID-19: KPA and CMG moot plans of partnership for the benefit of Coastal people
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Ports Authority and Coast Media Group have resolved to partner with a...
COVID-19: Government Tasked to Come Clear on Cash Transfer
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Former Kwale women representative Zainab Chidzuga has called on the national government to publicise names...
Buffaloes Get a New Home After Relocation Exercise
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Base Titanium, in partnership with Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has launched exercise of relocating buffaloes from Shimba...
Government to Renew Mining License in Kwale
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Base Titanium, an Australian owned mining company is yet to be licensed for the third...
Ailing Mom Pleads For Help
By PETER KOMBE AND SALMA ATHMANEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Junda ward in Mombasa County is where we find Habiba Ismail, a middle...
COVID-19:Kilifi County’s Historical Sites Shiver Over COVID -19 Pandemic
MCK (P14) By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Email:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Thirteen Kenya’s coastal historical landmarks left behind by early visitors dating back to...
Makadara Ground Gets a Face lift
By PETER KOMBE AND SALMA ATHMANEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comOld Town residents have kick-started a program of restoring discipline and sanity in the Old...
COVID-19: Mwakirunge Dumpsite and its Implication to Quality of Life in Mombasa
By MWAKWAYA RAYMONDEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comUnderstanding the petition of citizens is the basis for improving urban governance and citizen satisfaction during the process...
Several People Arrested Over Land Feuds
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police are detaining 22 people for allegedly attending an illegal meeting in Magandia within Matuga...
COVID-19: Locals Cite Unfairness in Kazi Mtaani Recruitment Program
MCK (P13) By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA section of Mombasa county residents have raised concern over the recruitment procedure in the ongoing...
Artists Stand for Ailing Colleague
By PETER KOMBE AND SALMA ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comMombasa based artists have planned a one month competition challenge in bid to raise...
Time to Rethink Shared Prosperity in Kenya
By KHAMIS MWAGUYA (Advisor on urban planning and development-Mombasa County) A number of weeks ago, during the "flagging off" of...
COVID-19: Waste Likely to Emerge as Major Health and Environment Risk in Kenya
MCK (P11) By CHARLES OGALLO Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Improper disposal of COVID 19 related waste is raising concerns to health professionals,...
COVID-19: Mvurya Sets up Gender Based Violence Facility
MCK (P10) By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Plans to build gender based violence (GBV) recovery facility by Kwale county government...
COVID-19: Seek Manual Jobs, Youth Challenged
MCK (P9) By PETER KOMBE AND SALMA ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Ministry of public service and Gender has urged youths to...
COVID-19: Government Closes Down Illegal Orphanage
MCK (P9)By PETER MWITA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government on Wednesday raided an orphanage in Likoni Mombasa and rescued 29 children that...
COVID-19: Private school Teachers Plead for Help
MCK (P8) By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Private school teachers in Mombasa County have urged the government to set aside a...
COVID-19: Teacher In Custody For Defiling a Minor
MCK (P7) By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police are holding a primary school teacher for allegedly defiling a minor.The accused, a...
COVID-19: Government Wants County Chiefs to Prioritize Health Matters
MCK (P6) By PETER KOMBE AND MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com With spiking numbers of COVID 19 in the country, County governments...
Mvurya to Blacklist Cowboy Contractors
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county Governor Salim Mvurya has issued a stern warning to lazy contractors saying they...
COVID-19: Taita Taveta Health Committee to Table Report on COVID-19 Funds
MCK (P5) By THE COAST NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Taita Taveta County has run into trouble with civil societies after...
COVID-19: KPA Strikes Deal with Port Stakeholders Over SGR Directive
MCK P4 By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKenya Ports Authority (KPA) on Monday struck a deal with port stakeholders on the way forward...
COVID-19: Red Cross Donates PEP’s to Frontline Workers
MCK (P3) By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comThe Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCs) has donated face masks and other protective gear...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: What does it Mean When Cessation of Movement is Ceased?
Episode 46 BY PROF HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Kenyans are expectant to the...
COVID 19: Panic Grips Lamu Island After A Reported Case
MCK Project 2BY ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com While about 40 counties are staggering under the COVID 19 attack in the...
Sex Workers’ Dilemma Amid COVID-19 Crisis
MCK PROJECT 1 By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Commercial sex workers in Mombasa are in a catch-22 situation following curfew...
Joy As Stranded Students Jet Back In The Country
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comIt was all joy as parents, guardians and well-wishers waited for over 4 hours at Moi International airport...
Show Valid Evidence on Impeachment, Mohaa Told
By THE COAST NEWSPAPER REPORTER Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKenya Muslim National Advisory Council (KEMNAC) has issued a 48 hour ultimatum to Nyali legislator...
COVID-19 Mitigation: Media Houses Hiding Behind COVID-19 To Unleash Terror On Employees
EDITORIAL (EDITION 1)Of late we have witnessed unprecedented purging of media houses’ employees in the name of COVID 19 pandemic...
Overhaul Top Police Brass to Sanitize Force
By ZEDEKIAH ADIKA (Advocate for Kituo Cha Sheria and chair of Coast Civil Society Reference Group) We received with utter...
Hundreds of Seafarers Quarantined Onboard Ship As COVID-19 Ravage Globally
BY ANDREW MWANGURA (The writer is a maritime expert and former seafarer based at the Port City of Mombasa) As...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Is Medicalization of Politics Real in Kenya?
Episode 45 By PROF. DR HALIMU SHAURI (Writer is a professor and consultant sociologist, and dean at the School of...
TUM Cushions Slum Families With Relief Food
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comOver 100 families living in informal settlements in Tudor Sub County have benefitted from COVID-19 relief food donated...
Boat Operators Issue One week Ultimatum on Tarriff Fee
BY ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Boat Operators and owners in Lamu County have issued a seven day ultimatum to the...
Kwale Conservator Fails to Hit Tree Planting Target
By KAHONZI KALIWA Eamil: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Corona pandemic and low rainfall hindered plans by Kenya Forest services to plant over 7milion...
Police Brutalize Youth In Curfew Enforcement
By ZUBEIR ATHMANEmail:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police officers in Lamu County are again on the spot over brutality.This follows recent complaints from a...
Civil Society Kicks off Move To Recall Legislators
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comFast Action Business Community movement (FABCOM) has headed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) seeking a...
COVID-19 AND SOCIAL CHANGE: Is Kenya Still the Same?
Episode 44BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (The writer is a professor and consultant sociologist dean of School of Humanities and...
Allocate Kitty for Muslim Imams, Ngao Asks Government
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comThe Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council has urged the government to allocate a special kitty to cushion Imams...
Mvurya Disowns Oversight Sitting
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale County Governor Salim Mvurya Wednesday failed to appear before the county assembly committee on...
Depression and Divorce can Lead to Drug Abuse, Say Expert
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Depression and divorce have been cited as key push factors for people engaging in drug...
Clerics Appeal to Leaders to Work Together for A Common Goal
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Continued fighting between the executive and the county assembly might cause division among the resident...
Kwale Residents Throw Weight on ANC Party
By KAHONZI KALIWA Emial: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Luhya community living in Kwale County have thrown their weight behind ANC party leader...
Economic Activities Expected to Rise Following the Launch of Samburu-Kinango Road
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents of Samburi in Kwale County have every reason to smile after the completion of...
Coast County Chiefs ‘Burning Billions’ Without Residents’ Input?
By ZEDEKIAH ADIKA (Advocate for Kituo Cha Sheria and chair of Coast Civil Society Reference Group) Treasury cabinet secretary Ambassador...
Rotary Club of Mombasa Down Town Donates Food Hampers to Samburu Residents in Kwale County
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaer@gmail.com After being on a lockdown for more than two months, the people of Samburu –...
Likoni Pedestrian Floating Footbridge not Viable At Kilindini Harbour
By ANDREW MWANGURA Email; thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The construction project proposal of a Pedestrian Floating Footbridge to connect the island and the...
Fishermen Want Government To Open Up Somali Border
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Lamu fishermen and ice block dealers are pleading with the state to open up the...
Government Urged to Beef Up Security In Lamu Outskirts
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents in villages affected by machete-wielding gangs in Lamu County are pleading with the state...
Court Orders Detectives to Conclude Investigation on Keroche Heiress Murder
By ZUBEIR ATHMANEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Detectives probing the alleged murder of Keroche Breweries heiress Tecra Muigai have been given 30 more...
Police Insists Family Members Gunned Down are Terror Suspects.
By PETER MWITA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Coast region security committee has once again reiterated the man gunned down in Kwale alongside his...
Youth Support Impeachment of CS Macharia
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mombasa county youths leaders’ activists have added their voice on the impeachment motion of Transport...
Government Issues Tittles to Lamu Residents
By ZUBEIR ATHMANEmail; thecoastnewpaper@gmail.com There is relief for residents in Kiunga Village on the border of Lamu and Somalia after...
Reopen Worship Centres, SUPKEM Tell Gov’t
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comThe Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims SUPKEM has urged the government to open places of worship including mosques...
Mentally Challenged Person’s Plead for COVID-19 Relief Food
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comA section of the recovered mentally retarded persons have called on both local and national leaders to cushion...
Rotary Family Donates Protective Equipment to COVID-19 Isolation Centres.
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Rotary Club of Mombasa Downtown joined hands with other clubs in the Coast region...
Mohammed Ali Put to Task On Poor Service Delivery
By The Coast Newspaper TeamEMAIL: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council KEMNAC has issued an ultimatum of thirty days to Nyali...
Police Holding Five Suspects Over Murder of Police
By ZUBERI ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Five people have so far been arrested in connection with the murder of Police Constable...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Do We Know Most Kenyan Homes to Propose Home Based Care?
Episode 43BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) In our previous article on...
Kwale County Assembly Approves 160M Supplementary Burget.
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com At last Kwale County Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of sh160 million as requested...
Account for COVID-19 Graffiti, Activists Petition County Government
By The Coast Newspaper TeamEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comCounty government of Mombasa has been put to task to account for all the funds used...
Base Titanium Launches Third Phase of Relief Program
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Over 3,000 families in Kwale County and Likoni Sub-County will benefit from a sh80 million...
11 Million Spent on Ajira Mitaani, Interior Ministry PAS Reveals
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has spent over sh11 million in paying 1000 youths employed under the Ajira...
Police Gun down 3 Family Members over Terror Allegations
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police in Diani has gunned down a terror suspect alongside his two children whom he...
Panic Grips Likoni Residents as Dead Body found in Septic Tank
By PETER MASEKE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A man has been killed and his body dumped in a septic tank in Likoni...
Government Warns Road Users on Over-speeding
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has issued a stern warning to users of the Lamu-Garsen route against careless...
Preserve Our Heritage, Council of Elders Tell Gov’t
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Lamu Council of Elders is agitating for the formation of a special committee to...
Tourism Stakeholders Want Gov’t to Abolish Curfew
By ZUBEIR ATHMANEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Trade and Tourism stakeholders are urging President Uhuru Kenyatta to consider lifting the Covid-19 dusk-to-dawn curfew...
Hippos Invade Villages After Floods
By ZUBEIR ATHMAN Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Fear has gripped two villages of Witu sublocation in Lamu West following the invasion of...
Sex Workers Accuse Governor for Side-lining Them In COVID-19 Relief Food
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of sex workers in Mombasa County have decried being side-lined in...
WB Sh10 Billion to Boost Kilifi County’s Agri-Blue-Economy
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County is set to benefit from a five-year World Bank (WB) funded contract...
People Living with Leprosy Risk Being Evicted From KMTC Land
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com More than 42 families living with leprosy in Tumbe village Msambweni Sub County are afraid of...
COVID-19 Has Exposed Food Insecurity Underbelly In Mombasa
Episode 42By CHARLES OGALLO Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Being the second hardest hit county by COVID 19 after Nairobi, Mombasa residents, living...
Residents Want IEBC to Call For By Elections
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Msambweni residents are now calling upon the Independent Electoral and boundaries Commission (IEBEC) to set date...
Allow Us Access Worship Centres; KEMNAC Tells Gov’t
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmial.com The Kenya Muslims National Advisory Council (KEMNAC) has urged the government to open mosques in areas...
Activist’s Want County Government to Initiate COVID-19 Relief Fund
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of activists in Mombasa County have called on the county government to set aside...
83 Per cent of Mombasa County COVID-19 Patients Are Asymptomatic, Health Official
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The department of health in Mombasa County has revealed that 83.6 per cent of COVID-19 victims...
DTB 10m to Cushion 2,000 Needy Families Over COVID-19 Pandemic
By CHARLES OGALLO Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has kicked off a Sh10 million programme to support 2,000 vulnerable...
Bunkering, Sure Way of Revamping Shipping Sector
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Bunkering sector can become an economic pillar for Kenya if the Port of Mombasa establishes itself as...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Nationalization of Devolved Functions
Episode 41 By PROF. DR. HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) The COVID-19 pandemic struck...
Embrace Agribusiness to Avert Famine, Achani Tells Locals
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspapar@gmail.com The county government of Kwale has called on farmers to embrace agribusiness as a way of...
New Cassava Variety to boost farmers’ yields if approved in Kenya
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Cassava researchers have asked the government of Kenya to approve a genetically modified (GM) type that can...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: The Triple Philosophy of Mitigation Measures
Episode 40 By PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) To date many people globally...
Gender Based Cases on the Rise Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The directives by the public health to combat the spread of covid_19 has made Kwale...
Base Titanium Way Ahead in Mitigation Efforts Against COVID-19
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Responding to the Kenya’s emergency appeal to combat the COVID 19 pandemic, Australian mining firm,...
Base Titanium Cushions Families to Beat COVID-19 Challenges
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Over 1000 families in Msambweni sub - county have benefited from food relief from the...
Mombasa Locals Raise Alarm over Relief Food
By The Coast Newspaper TeamEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of Mombasa county residents have faulted the distribution of relief food meant for Mombasa...
Where Trust and Faith are Under Siege, Betrayal Thrives
By Our Political Analyst Email: theoastnewspaper@gmail.com Is 2022 the year to dissolve the 'political bands' which tie us together into...
Prioritize on Mentally Retarded Persons; Gov’t Told
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comMombasa Women Empowerment Network, a Mombasa based lobby group has appealed to government to give first-hand priority to...
Be wary of Fragile Quarries; Gov’t Warns Miners
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Miners in Kwale County have been urged to be more cautious as they go about...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: The New Normal is Becoming a Reality
Episode 39 By PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) The impact of COVID-19...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: The Future is Here and in Digital Investment
Episode 38By PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI(Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) When I was growing up and...
Kingi Unveils a Multi-Million Covid-19 Facility
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kilifi County government has unveiled a multipurpose medical complex in its preparation to combat the COVID 19...
Release them or we Sue You, Muhuri Tells Gov’t over Stranded Kenyans
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Muslims for Human Rights, a Mombasa based NGO has threatened to go to court if...
Disabled Get Face Masks from CBO to Combat COVID-19
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Over 2500 people with disabilities in Mombasa County will benefit from face masks donated by Tunaweza...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: “Cartelinization” of Quarantine!
Episode 37By PROF. DR. HALIMU SHAURI(Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Epidemics are not just Epidemics! You...
No way to Forceful Testing, SUPKEM tells Gov’t
By MASEKE PETER Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) has faulted the government’s move of forcing people...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Dilemma in Emergency Epidemic Resuscitation (DEER)
Episode 36 By PROF. DR. HALIMU SHAURI(Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University)Our series of COVID-19 mitigation articles...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Explaining the Fear of Mass Testing
Episode 35 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI(Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Yesterday (May 2) as I was...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Where Ethics and Human Rights are Tested
Episode 34BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI(Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) The history of pandemics has been...
Relax COVID19 Directives, Tuk Tuk Operators Plead
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnespaper@gmail.com Transport stakeholders in the Tuk Tuk sector have called on the government to review its...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Good Signs Ahead for Kenya
Episode 33 By PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Today, almost two months...
Enhance Surveillance to Curb COVID, Mvurya Urges Government
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county governor Salim Mvurya has called upon the national government to enhance a total lockdown...
Officers Sent Packing as Covid Relief Food Goes Missing
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county governor Salim Mvurya has suspended three administrators from Mwereni ward, Lungalunga Sub County...
Mtongwe Ferry services to Resume Soon, says MD
By MWAKWAYA RAYMONDEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comLikoni ferry channel is expected to experience relief of human cargo when the Kenya Ferry Services resumes operations...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: From Online Sharing of Ideas and Techniques to Face-to-Face Training
Episode 32BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) Since the first case of...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: No Street Celebrations of Labour Day this Year Globally
Episode 31By ANDREW MWANGURA For the first time in 130 years Labour Day this Friday (May 1, 2020) will not...
Police gun down Terror Suspect
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Security operators have gunned down a suspected terrorist in Ngerenya area in South Coast of Kwale...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Explaining the Rural-Urban Differentials in Infection Rates
Episode 30 By PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) Kenya, like many countries...
Initiate Home Based Quarantine, SUPKEM Tells Government
By PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comSupreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM), Mombasa branch has called on the government to look for an alternative solution...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Sociological Explanation of Gender Differentials in Infection Rates
Episode 29 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) From the COVID-19 test...
Move Away Before You’re Swept Away by Floods, Residents Urged
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Directorate of Meteorological department in Kwale County has called on families living in flood...
Police in Kwale Hunting for Health Officer Imposters
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Police in Kwale County have started a man hunt on a group of youths posing...
Fear Grips Residents as More COVID-19 Cases Reported
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents in Kwale County are living in fear of contacting the corona virus from both...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: The Power of Sociological Imagination
Episode 28 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Today, I want to...
Prof. Mohammed Hyder Matano Demise
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Muslim Community has once again lost a prominent scholar and elder in...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Stop Deluding Ourselves in Kwale, Kilifi and Continue Complying
Episode 27 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) The COVID-19 spread story...
Early Pregnancy and Gender Based Violence, Big Challenge to Teenagers
By PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comMombasa county health department has decried an upsurge in teenage pregnancy and gender based violence (GBV)...
Government Sends Home Rogue Police Officers Caught Demanding Bribe
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Two police officers found soliciting for bribes from members of the public have been...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Will Corona be Eliminated by End of Partial Lockdown?
Episode 26 By DANSON MUNGATANA (Advocate, High Court of Kenya, Chairman, Strategy Committee COMESA Competition Commission, Former Assistant Minister) I have...
Speaker Calls MCA’s For Special Sitting
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale county assembly speaker Sammy Ruwa has called for a special sitting to discuss a...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Do You Know Why You are on Quarantine?
Episode 25By PROF. DR. HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) It is apparent that we have...
Kwale to Plant 5 million Seedlings despite Corona Pandemic
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya Forest Services (KFS) department in Kwale County has promised to plant...
Officers Hiding Behind Essential Services Warned of Dire Consequences
By KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has vowed to take a legal action against public and private officers found...
We are Starving, Matatu Operators Crying for Help
BY CAROLINE KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Matatu operators in Kwale County are starving and are calling the county government and well-wishers...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Reducing Cases of Domestic Conflict and Violence
Episode 24BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University)There has been growing tension in...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: What are you doing with your 21 days of Cessation of Movement?
Episode 23BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University)The onset of COVID-19 sparked lots...
Government Throws 29 to Forceful Quarantine
BY CAROLINE KATANA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has ordered a forced 14 days quarantine for 19 people found contravening the...
COVID-19 MITIGATION- Salvage Economic Strain on Destitute families Mr. President
Episode 22 BY PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comAs a concerned Kenyan I hereby take this opportunity to write a bit of my thoughts.I’m...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Kenyans’ Peculiar Habits Will Cost Us Big Time
Episode 21 BY PROF. DR. HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University The revelation today by...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Is There Categorization of Staff in Fighting a Pandemic?
Episode 20 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) It is now clear that...
You are Free but! Court Tells Saburi
By The Coast newspaper TeamEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKilifi Deputy Governor (DG) Gideon Saburi was on Thursday released on Sh200,000 cash bail or an...
Base Titanium Bails Out Starving Families In Kwale
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email. thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Australian owned mining company Base Titanium has moved in with speed to assist families...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Imagine the Suffering of Kenyans Abroad!
Episode 19BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI(Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Kenyans have been suffering the fear...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: How Prepared are you and your County?
Episode 18 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Going by the recent...
Nabbed Boda boda Sneakers Under Forceful Quarantine
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Two women are under forced quarantine in Kenya Medical Training Institute (KMTC) Msambweni Sub County...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Uselessness of Status, Beauty, Money and Power
Episode 17 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Humanity struggles for certain...
Boda Boda Flouting Restrictions to Face Full Force of the Law
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The security department in Kwale County has issued a stern warning against Boda boda operators ferrying...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Setting our Priorities Right Going Forward
Episode 16 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Africa and the developing...
Abide by Government Directives on COVID-19, Catholics Say
BY PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Catholic clerics in Mombasa County have lauded the government's move of locking down COVID-19 hit counties.The clergy...
Mind About the Less Fortunate; Faithfuls Urged
By MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Christian Faithfuls and Kenyans at large have been called upon to stand with the less...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: The Face Mask Can Be Your Undoing
Episode 15 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Every challenge comes with...
Joho Sets Aside Sh64 Million for Isolation Centres
By The Coast newspaper TeamEmail: thecoastneswpaper@gmail.comThe county government of Mombasa has allocated a total of sh64 million for the expansion...
We are Starving, Disabled Cry Foul
BY PETER KOMBEEmail: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of people living with disability in Mombasa County has called on the government to ensure...
Court Dismisses Uhuru’s Utterances on Saburi
BY THE COAST NEWSPAPER TEAMEmail; thecoastnewspaper@gmail.comKilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi will remain in custody for seven days until April 15, 2020...
Government Warns Against Moving out of Restricted Counties
BY PETER KOMBE Email:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has issued a stern warning to Mombasa county residents against moving out the county in the...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Resolving the Contact Tracing Headache
Episode 14 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) Today, we have heard...
KRA Releases Measures to Combat Covid-19
COMMISSIONER’S STATEMENT Email:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Taxes play a fundamental role in Kenya's sovereignty. We significantly fund our national budget though taxes. To...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Risk Management Using Spatial Mapping
Episode 12 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) As COVID-19 infections sore...
County Government Distributes Tones of Seeds to Farmers.
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Over 15 thousands farmers in Kwale County will benefit from free seeds issued by the county government.Speaking...
Help me Feed my Starving People; Mvurya Pleads
BY KAHONZI KALIWA Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kwale County is in dire need of Sh450 million to enable it feed over 500,000...
Rotary Club Joins Hands to Stop COVID-19 in Hotspot Counties
By The Coast Newspaper team Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Mombasa based Rotary clubs through its District 9212 office joined hands in...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Where Social Distancing Becomes Social Discrimination
Episode 12 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) In our sister article...
Court to Decide on Saburi’s Fate
BY COAST NEWSPAPER TEAM Emailthecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The prosecution is seeking the detention of Kilifi deputy governor Gideon Saburi for 14 days...
Kenya’s maritime students lack 12 months’ sea-time to complete studies
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Seagoing service of 12 months is a mandatory requirement for marine engineering and nautical science cadets who...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: It’s Time to Start Discussing Coping with Corona
Episode 11 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) Corona has been with...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Mr President, Hunger Will kill More Than Covid-19
Episode 10 BY PETER KOMBE JOURNALIST The COAST Media Group Mombasa Email; thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenyans throughout the country are experiencing hardships...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: What Lockdown and Shutdown Means?
Episode 9 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) The war against Corona...
Kilifi Deputy Governor Arrested After Quarantine Discharge
BY COAST NEWSPAPER TEAM Email.thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have arrested the Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi immediately...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: From Lockdown to Shutdown: Why not Shutdown Only Hotspot Counties?
Episode 8 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) Kenya, like the rest...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: From Curfew to Our Former Secondary Schools
Episode 7 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University) The anxiety is growing,...
Bed Occupancy Takes a Nosedive in the Vast Tsavo Ecosystem due to COVID-19
BY FATUMA HAMISI Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Tourism players in Taita Taveta ecosystem have lamented over low records of bookings as foreigners stay...
Mombasa County Receives 10 Ventilators Worth ksh60 Million
BY PETER KOMBE Email.thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The county government of Mombasa has received a total of 10 ventilators at a cost of...
Uhuru’s State of the Nation Address Targeted the Rich, Youth Activists
BY PETER KOMBE Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of youth activists in Mombasa County have faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent state of...
Is COVID-19 the leader of Anti-Social Diseases?
Episode 6 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Pwani University) The world has suffered...
We are incharge of Likoni channel under Covid 19 directive, Kenya Ferry Services told
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA After the police brutality witnessed on Friday evening hours before the national curfew (March 27) started, Saturday...
COVID-19 MITIGATION: Demystifying the Curfew
Episode 5 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University & Consultant Sociologist Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com...
Total Shutdown is Imminent Except for Kenyans’ Behaviour Under Curfew
COVID-19 Episode 4 BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University & Consultant Sociologist...
Government Implements New Ferry Order to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
BY PETER KOMBE AND MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The government has started implementing a new operation schedule at the Kenya...
Brace Yourself for Impeachment, MCAs tell Deputy Governor
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Divisions have emerged among Kilifi members of County Assembly (MCAs) after some of them vowed to...
Combine RSNA with Sociometrics to Mitigate COVID-19 Outbreak, Pleads Sociologist
BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University & Consultant Sociologist. In two of...
Corona Restrictions hike Public Transport Fares
BY PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Public service vehicles operating within Mombasa County have increased fares as Covid-19 pandemic hits the country’s...
Government to Interrupt Operations at Likoni Channel Should Pandemic Persists
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Normal operations at the Likoni Ferry channel may be temporarily paralyzed if the...
Disclose Victims Identity to Mitigate COVID 19, Says Sociologist
BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Prof Dr. Halimu Shauri Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pwani University & Consultant...
Professor Halimu Narrates Genesis of Various Classroom Performance
BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com I know you are wondering why a sociologist would want to lecture you,...
Prof. Dr Halimu: Destigmatize the COVID-19 virus, Mr President
BY PROF DR HALIMU SHAURI Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com It is public knowledge that most people now know what COVID-19 is and...
Government Forcefully Isolates Senior Officer in Kilifi over Corona
BY RAYMOND MWAKWAYA thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A senior Kilifi County executive officer was on Friday forcefully quarantined after arriving recently from Germany...
Kaya Elders Join Uhuru in Fight Against Corona Virus
By Mwakwaya Raymond Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As the world grapples with the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, Kaya elders in the Kenyan coast...
Suspend International Flights From Moi International Airport, Coast CSO’s Tell Government
BY PETER KOMBE Email:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Civil society organizations in the Coast region have called on the government to immediately suspend all...
Follow Up School Leavers to Curb Terror Recruitment, Government Urged
BY PETER KOMBE Email:thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Likoni sub county youths have accused the government on claims of failing to track down high...
DJ Dave crowned Battle of Beats Season II Winner Mombasa
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Smirnoff Battle of the Beats season II Mombasa Edition crowned DJ Dave...
KADU ASILI Rooting for Majimbo System of Governance
BY PETER KOMBE Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com A section of politicians aligned to KADU ASILI in Mombasa county have called for the...
County Gives Ultimatum on Sand Harvesting
The Coast Newspaper Correspondent Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Sand harvesting stakeholders in Taita Taveta county have until 30th June 2020 to register...
BBI Rallies Tearing Country Apart, Clerics Want Them Stopped
By The COAST Team Email thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Religious leaders want the Building Bridges Initiative rallies stopped saying they have become divisive and...
The Fifth Kenya Submarine Cable ‘DARE 1’ Lands in Mombasa
By The Coast Newspaper Team Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Kenya has acquired the fifth submarine cable network sourced from the Djibouti Regional...
Activists Up In Arms as County Cancels Public Participation Forum
By Peter Kombe Email: thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Residents in Mombasa county have raised concern following the cancellation of a public participation forum...
National Fund for Disabled to Support Infrastructural Development
By The COAST Newspaper Correspondent The National Fund for the Disabled in partnership with the County government will support infrastructural...
Residents Issue Warning to Governor Over Land Rates.
By Mwakwaya Raymond Majaoni residents have told off the County Government of Mombasa over its intention to raise land rates...
Repatriate Chinese Nationals, Government Urged.
By Peter Kombe The Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council KEMNAC has issued a 72 hour ultimatum to the government to...
Water Shortage Continues to Hit Mombasa as Residents Revert to Unsafe Boreholes
By Charles Ogallo and Sakina Chiro Hundreds of residents in Mombasa risk contracting diseases due to prolonged water shortage which...
Give us Employment, Ganze Graduands Tell TSC
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Ganze Constituency Development Fund wants the government to give first priority to its sponsored students from teacher training...
Political Elites Influence Campus Politics, COASTA Secretary General Claims
BY PETER KOMBE Coast Region Students Association COASTA has accused politicians on claims of funding politics in universities and colleges....
Civil Societies Oppose Governor’s Plan to Split Coast
By The Coast Newspaper Team Coast Civil society organizations have strongly opposed recommendation by Coast governors to divide the region...
We Are Restoring Hope to The Hopeless, Mombasa Women Empowerment Network Chair Says
By The Coast Newspaper Team Mombasa Women Empowerment Network, a locally based lobby group has kick-started a campaign of swooping...
SUPKEM Coast Branch Accuse Saudi Envoy of Meddling in Council’s Affairs
BY PETER KOMBE The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims Coast region has issued a stern warning to the Saudi Embassy...
We Support Anti SGR Transport Monopoly Demos, Mombasa Clerics
By The Coast Newspaper Team Muslim clerics in Mombasa County have pledged to support the anti SGR weekly protests organized...
Sanitary Towels, Hindering Girl Child Education in Mombasa County Schools, Activists
BY MWANAMGENI SAID Lack of sanitary towels in schools hinders the progress of the girl child as far as education...
Law Applies Equally to All Regardless of Status, DPP Hajj
By The Coast Newspaper Team The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution wants Kenyans to adhere to the law...
I Will Fast track Land Injustice Cases in Kilifi County, DPP Hajj Assures Victims
By The Coast Newspaper Team The Office of Director of Public prosecution has pledged to fast track all land injustices...
Develop Clear Programs to Avert Impacts of Climate Change, says MP
By The Coast Newspaper Team The National Assembly Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has called on the environment ministry...
Abolish BBI Rallies Forthwith, Taireni Tells Government
By The Coast Newspaper Team Taireni Association of Mijikenda has petitioned the government to immediately abolish all BBI countrywide rallies...
Government Rolls out 10 Point Strategy to Facilitate Service Delivery
BY PETER KOMBE AND MWANAMGENI SAID In a bid to strengthen service delivery throughout the country, the Ministry of Interior...
Lamu Port Set to be Launched in Mid-February
By The Coast Newspaper Team The government is set to launch the first berth in Lamu mid-February, the Cabinet Secretary...
Multi-Agency Team Repatriates 10 Kenyan Seamen Abandoned in Mozambique
BY PETER KOMBE A multi-agency team led by Kenya Maritime Authority has assisted in repatriating 10 Kenyans abandoned in a...
National Land Commission promises to deal with historical land injustices in Taita Taveta County
By Fatuma Hamisi The National Land Commission NLC has promised to deal with historical land injustices in Taita Taveta County...
Over Six million Worth of Property goes up into smoke in Majengo, Mombasa county
By The Coast Newspaper Team Property worth million of shillings went up in smoke in a mid morning incident along...
Stand up, Restore the Reputation that was -Likoni DCC Francis Kazungu tells youths
BY PETER KOMBE Likoni sub county Deputy County Commissioner Francis Kazungu Kahindi has appealed to youths in the sub county...
381 Pupils Benefit from Elimu Scholarship Program by Equity Bank in Mombasa County
By The Coast Newspaper Team A total of 381 pupils who sat the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education have...
Parents decry economy bite as schools re-open on January 6
By The Coast Newspaper Team Parents in Mombasa County have decried a biting economy as schools reopen on Monday with...
Executive Frustrating Five MCA’s, Jomvu Kuu Ward MCA Athman Shebe Alleges
By The Coast newspaper Team A section of Mombasa county MCA’s have claimed that their wards are being sidelined as...
We Have Set a Record of 1.4 Million TEU’s This Year, Declares Manduku
By The Coast Newspaper Team Mombasa port has set a record of 1.4 million TEUs this year against a target...
Abandoned Seafarers and Forgotten Kenyans in Captivity
BY ANDREW MWANGURA 2019 is coming to a closure and Kenyans moments to reflect on how it has been and...
Push for national unity and fight graft, Kenyans told
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Kenyans to join hands in pushing for national unity...
Come to our rescue, get us reinstated, former KPA employees urge Uhuru and Raila
By The Coast Newspaper Team Twenty seven former Kenya Ports Authority employees have urged President Uhuru Kenyattta and NASA principal...
Investigate Mutua Security Threats; Coast Residents Tell Government
By The Coast Newspaper Team A section of coast residents want the government to conduct thorough investigations to the claims...
We are coming for you, Mombasa county commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo tells drug barons
By The Coast Newspaper Team The government has issued a stern warning to drug barons importing and cheaply retailing drugs...
Give us an alternative land before eviction, residents demand
BY PETER KOMBE Bahati Estate residents in Changamwe, Mombasa County want the government to provide an alternative relocation before evicting...
QUEST FOR A UNITED KENYA: When the handshake turns into a competitive hand-push game of interests
By: Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri Kenya was divided and in the brink of destruction after the repeat presidential elections, where...
Tana River to have a common stand on BBI Report, say Leaders
By The COAST Newspaper Team Tana River leaders have initiated a campaign to bring together all leaders around the county...
Police gun down a gangster suspect in Kisauni
By The COAST Newspaper Team Police in Mombasa have shot dead a criminal suspect in Bamburi, Kisauni Sub County. The...
Support graduates, Yattani orders Training institutions
BY THE COAST TEAM The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has called on both the private sector and county...
Remit our statutory deductions, Employees demand
BY PETER KOMBE Mombasa county Employment and Social Welfare on Friday issued a stern warning to companies operating at the...
Girl rewrites history with over 400 marks on KCPE in Kilifi
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA AND PETER KOMBE History makers may be interested in a 16-year-old girl from Magarini Subcounty in...
President Kenyatta destroys 8,700 illegal guns, warns against ownership of illicit arms
BY PSCU KAJIADO, MAGADI 19 NOV 2019, (PSCU) — President Uhuru Kenyatta today presided over the destruction of 8,700 illegal firearms and...
Nairobi Targets 17 Billion as Revenue in this Financial Year
BY PETER KOMBE Nairobi business operators have been put on notice to brace for strict measures as the city collects...
SMEs contribute 85 per cent of direct employment, says Muriuki
BY PETER KOMBE Small and Medium-sized Enterprises SMEs directly contributes 85 percent of employment opportunities throughout the country, Invest In...
Fafi MP should be behind bars, Tana River leaders say
BY RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Leaders from Tana River County have expressed disappointment over the government’s reluctance to take action against the...
No end to Likoni ferry tragedies?
BY ANDREW MWANGURA The ferry tragedy that caused the death of a mother and her daughter after their car plunged...
Recovery operations hit over 144 hours at Likoni channel but where is Mariam and her daughter?
BY PETER KOMBE AND MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA The government is facing challenges to recover the remains of Mariam Kighenda and...
Rescue operations in top gear to salvage the sunk vehicle at Likoni channel
BY THE COAST TEAM Ferry operations have been rescheduled temporarily to allow the retrieval of the vehicle and its occupants...
Rescind SGR directive or face our wrath, traders tell govt
BY PETER KOMBE AND JACINTA KIMANI Mombasa County business stakeholders have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to withdraw...
Stop divisive politics and work together for development, Kenyatta tells Coast leaders
BY PSCU MOMBASA COUNTY, 6th September 2019: President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged Coast leaders to unite and work closely with...
Market other destinations not Mombasa alone Mr Balala
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Kilifi North MP Owen Baya has criticised the Tourism cabinet secretary Najib Balala of overlooking other...
Execute your duties without fear, Kingi tells board members
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA Kilifi County government has commissioned two towns of Kilifi and Malindi into municipal status in accordance to...
Agriculture is the way to go, Coast governors told
BY PETER KOMBE AND MARION KITHI Coast county governors have been urged to invest more in agriculture as the means...
Kenyan chef cooks herself into Guinness Book of World Records
BY MEZA MWANZA A self-made Mombasa based chef Maliha Mohammed set a new Guinness World Record for cooking nonstop for...
Judges gather to deliberate on independence and accountability
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA More than 150 judges will from today (August 19) converge in Mombasa County for their annual conference...
Amend the visa law to allow longer stay, hoteliers plead
BY KWALE CORRESPODENTS Coastal based hoteliers want the national government to amend the visa expiry period to enable tourists to...
End standoff over allocation for counties, President Kenyatta directs
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the National Assembly and the Senate to end the...
Consult please before implementing directive on SGR, Mwinyi tells government
BY PETER KOMBE AND MEZA MWANZA Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi wants the government to engage the local leadership for consultations...
We are coming for you, CS Matiang’i tells drug dealers and juvenile gangs
BY PETER KOMBE AND MEZA MWANZA Drug traffickers and juvenile gangs have been put on notice of a pending massive...
Economic diplomacy can conquer poverty and create more jobs in Africa, says Kenyatta
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA LIVINGSTONE, Zambia 27th July 2019: President Uhuru Kenyatta last evening said economic diplomacy offers the...
Govt assures Manufacturers of 30 per cent electricity cost reduction
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA President Uhuru Kenyatta has told manufacturers that the government is in the process of rolling out a...
Community policing crucial for beefing up security at grassroots levels, police spokesman says
BY PETER KOMBE National Police Service spokesperson Charles Owino has asked the Coastal people to promote community policing (CP) as...
Empower disadvantaged women, manufacturing sector urged
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her Botswana counterpart Neo Jane Masisi expressed their optimism disadvantaged women...
Implement key infrastructure to stop Al-Shabaab attacks in Lamu, say residents
BY ZUBEIR ATHMAN Lamu residents have criticised the government for failing to implement key infrastructural developments promised during the multi-agency...
CS Wamalwa tells governors to stop theatrics and develop their counties
BY MALINDI CORRESPONDENCE Devolution cabinet secretary Eugene Wamalwa has urged governors to concentrate in developing their counties instead of street...
Can President Kenyatta or Odinga save Samboja’s County government from collapsing?
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA The grandstanding between the Taita Taveta County Governor Granton Samboja and the County Assembly (CA) members is...
Seamless integration will create enough jobs for Africa’s youth, Kenyatta says
BY PSCU NAIROBI, 17 July 2019 (PSCU) — President Uhuru Kenyatta today called on African governments to promote seamless continental...
Give more education opportunities to vulnerable women and girls, says Mrs Kenyatta
BY PSCU MAASAI MARA, Narok County, 17 July 2019 (PSCU): — First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called on education sector...
We will work on improving welfare of the vulnerable, African First Ladies commit
BY PSCU NIAMEY, Niger, 8 July 2019 (PSCU) – African First Ladies have renewed their commitment to improving the welfare...
Blue economy gets a shot in the arm as Kenyatta commissions Bandari Maritime Academy
BY PSCU MOMBASA, 8th July 2019 (PSCU): Kenya's efforts to position the blue economy sector as a key driver of the...
Kenyatta, Magufuli vow to deal firmly with insecurity,
BY PSCU CHATO, Tanzania, 6th July 2019: President Uhuru Kenyatta and his host President John Magufuli have today vowed to...
Government to spend Sh15 billion on electricity connectivity in 14 counties
BY TANA RIVER CORRESPONDENT The National Government has embarked on a Sh15 billion last mile electricity connectivity programme targeting 14...
Sensitise citizenry on Children’s laws, civil societies tell government
BY PETER KOMBE Mombasa County civil society activists want the government to create awareness and sensitise the citizenry on the...
President Kenyatta signs the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (2019) and the Insurance...
Let’s unite for a prosperous East Africa, President Kenyatta says
BY PSCU CHATO, Tanzania 5 July 2019 (PSCU): President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on East Africans to unite in order...
Kenya, South Sudan to deepen trade ties, set up joint border commission
BY PSCU NAIROBI, 1 JULY 2019, (PSCU) — Kenya and South Sudan have reached a deal to deepen their trade...
Give more resources to win war against graft, government urged
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA The national government has been challenged to allocate more resources to the National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee...
US-Kenya partnership boosts security at the port, says Manduku
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA The United State-Kenya partnership is behind the hi-tech security surveillance equipment that has enabled the Port of...
Intervene or else … Maji ya Chumvi elders warn government
BY PETER KOMBE Elders of Maji ya Chumvi in Kinango Constituency have asked the government to intervene over a land...
State House explains President Uhuru Kenyatta’s events and diary
BY PSCUGood morning everyone. Let me take this opportunity to welcome and thank you for making it to today’s press...
Beware of cruise lines operating without international conventions
BY ANDREW MWANGURA The recent recruitment of 40 Kenyan seafarers to work aboard the MSC Ship Management Ltd Company’s cruise...
Stop petty politics and join me in uniting Kenya, leaders told
BY PSCU NAIROBI, 16 June 2019 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has restated his resolve to unite the country and...
Stop indulging in corruption, archbishop tells Christians
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Catholic Archbishop of Mombasa Martin Kivuva has challenged Christians to desist from engaging in corruption saying the...
Cashewnut farmers to smile as processing factory set to start operations
BY MAZERA NDURYA and MWAKERA MWAJEFA Cashew nut processing is the next phase in the revival of the defunct cashew...
Kenya to host the third ‘Next Einstein Forum’ scientific conference in 2020
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA Kenya will host the third Next Einstein Forum (NEF), the largest African scientific conference, in...
President Kenyatta to launch a maritime academy in Mombasa soon
BY ANDREW MWANGURA President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to launch Kenya’s proposed maritime academy that will replace the Kenya Ports...
Send your children to schools or face the law, warns commissioner
BY PETER KOMBE Parents still holding their children at home have been warned of dire consequences if they failed to...
Use your talents to generate income and employment, Mrs Kenyatta tells the youth
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA Kenyan youths have been challenged to use their talents in the arts and culture as...
Women determined to break the jinx in ocean-related activities as they celebrate World Oceans Day
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Coastal women have vowed to confront gender inequality in the ocean-related activities to break the masculinity perception...
Contractors warned over government delayed projects
BY PETER KOMBE Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has warned contractors over delaying government projects saying they risked being...
Over our dead bodies will you privatise the port, say Coastal leaders
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Coast leaders have vowed to oppose any privatisation of the Port of Mombasa that does not guarantee...
Women are as capable as men in leadership, Kenyatta says
BY PSCU AND MWAKERA MWAJEFA Women should be given equal opportunities of authority as men as they are able to...
Settle pending bills by end of month, Kenyatta orders accounting officers
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA NAROK, 1 JUNE 2019 — President Uhuru Kenyatta today issued two policy directives to remove...
Please help us find our kin, a Mombasa family cries
BY PETER KOMBE The investigative agencies have been asked to trace the whereabouts of Salim Mzee Salim who disappeared in...
Government to vet and register all import, export cargo consolidators
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA The Government will vet and register all import and export cargo consolidators to root out...
Wainaina releases new album, Dreams in Stereo
BY PETER KOMBE Eric Wainaina famed for “Nchi ya Kitu Kidogo” song wants upcoming artistes to learn musical instruments besides writing...
OBITUARY: Ruth Mwakideu
It is with sorrow we announce the transition of Mama Ruth Mwakideu. After battling cancer since 2014 Mama finally rested...
Kilifi Govt officers, company charged of graft amounting to Sh14.8 million
BY COAST TEAM Kilifi County government officers and others appeared before a Malindi court to answer charges of graft relating...
Mortgage Refinance Company to boost affordable housing agenda, Kenyatta says
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU Mortgage refinance company has been set up to boost the government’s affordable housing agenda with...
Stop spreading lies or misinformation about the Port of Mombasa, says marine expert
BY ANDREW MWANGURA In the recent weeks, MPs from the Coast region have used every public podium at their disposal...
Mrs Kenyatta roots for mainstreaming of adolescent health in UHC programmes
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA The young people should be mainstreamed in the universal health coverage (UHC) programmes through policy...
Unite or lose the port through privatisation, Coast leaders told
BY PETER KOMBE Coast region leadership has been told to remain united, focused and relentlessly fight against any attempt to...
Embrace physical exercises as part of your healthy living, Mrs Kenyatta tells the world
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU The world has been called upon to embrace physical exercises as a way of promoting...
We support the war against graft and counterfeits, EU envoys tell President Kenyatta
BY PSCU NAIROBI, 17th May 2019, (PSCU): European Union envoys to Kenya have, in one united voice, declared their full...
JKUAT geared towards value addition technologies to improve the Coastal coconut sector globally
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has promised to develop machinery tools and marketing structures...
African economies will largely be transformed by ICTs, Kenyatta says
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA African countries have been asked to prioritize the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)...
President Kenyatta holds bilateral talks with Ethiopian President Zewde at State House, Nairobi
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta held bilateral talks with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde when the latter paid...
Fisheries industry has the potential of earning Kenya Sh400 billion annually, says KMFRI
BY PETER KOMBE Kenya can earn more than Sh400 billion annually if the fisheries industry is sustainably exploited to the...
Microsoft to set up a technology development centre in Kenya, says its Vice President Spencer
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFANairobi May 13, 2019: American technology giant Microsoft Corporation has unveiled a plan to set up...
Kenyatta signs Health Laws (Amendment), Assumption of the Office of County Governor bills into law
BY PSCUNAIROBI, 13th May 2019 (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed into law the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2018...
JKUAT to unlock the potential of coconut tree in a five-year research project in the Coast region
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA More than 150,000 households are set to benefit from Jomo Kenyatta University Agriculture and Technology’s five year...
Lack of a chief at Kadzandani Ward cause of substance abuse
BY PETER KOMBE The lack of local administrator at Kadzandani Ward in Nyali Constituency has been cited as the major...
CS Kiunjuri tells county governments to mitigate effects of climate change
BY PETER KOMBE Agriculture cabinet secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri wants counties to develop a mechanism of mitigating the effects of climate...
Supreme Court judges, magistrates face charges from different petitioners, JSC says
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Four Supreme Court judges and five magistrates have been served with charges on various acts of misconduct...
Take healthcare services closer to the people, Mrs Kenyatta says
BY PSCU First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said she will remain steadfast in her efforts to take healthcare services closer...
Kenya yet to identify potential crude oil buyers as it eyes 200,000 barrels before export
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Kenya is in the process of identifying potential global crude oil buyers before it starts disposing of...
Please help drug addicts reform, activists say
BY MOMBASA REPORTER The rising cases of drug abuse have forced some activists in Mombasa County to call on the...
Controversial preacher released on Sh1 million bond
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie Nthenge appeared in court to answer to three counts of incitement and disobedience...
Kenya needs more oncologists on rising cases of cancer, First Lady says
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU Kenya is in need of more oncologists especially in the counties to handle the rising...
Arrest looters not whistleblowers, DCI told
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND Civil society organisations (CSOs) want the Directorate of Criminal Investigation boss George Kinoti to deal with criminal...
Wish you Saum Maqbul, President Kenyatta to Muslims
BY PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA On behalf of the people and the Government of Kenya, I extend warm greetings and best...
Stop being enemies of the blue economy, Coast MPs told
BY PETER KOMBE Seafarers and marine students took to the streets in the central business district in Mombasa to demonstrate...
No party politics here, Aisha Jumwa tells ODM secretary general Sifuna
BY RAYMOND MWAKWAYA And ONESMUS BARAKA Mombasa County deputy governor Dr William Kingi’s father’s burial turned into a verbal brawl...
Kenya ready to work with The Global Fund for its Universal Health Coverage program
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU Kenya has praised its partnership with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria...
Muslims want government to intensify security during Ramadhan
BY PETER KOMBE The Muslim community wants security beefed up during the Holy Month of Ramadhan to allow them adhere...
Stop Second Container Terminal privatisation plan, govt told
BY PETER KOMBE Coast legislators have warned the government they will seek legal process if it fails to shelf its...
The restless ghost of Mtongwe ferry tragedy: refuse to die
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the sinking of the MTONGWE FERRY. On this day in 1994, 272 men...
State House rattled by two dailies’ “failed to secure loans or funds” reports
BY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF PRESS STATEMENT As you are no doubt aware, H.E the President is winding...
Kenya secures Sh67 billion in project financing as the Belt and Road Summit kicks off in Beijing
BEIJING (CHINA), Friday 26th April 2019, (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today witnessed the signing of two project delivery agreements...
EACC detectives arrest two Kilifi County officials
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives have arrested two Kilifi County officials over graft charges of paying monies to...
Develop clear policy to deal with radicalised women, says Supreme Judge
BY PETER KOMBE Supreme Court Judge Lady Justice Njoki Ndung’u wants the Director of Public Prosecution and the Directorate of...
Kenyan avocados cleared to enter the expansive Chinese market
BY PSCU and MWAKERA MWAJEFA, BEIJING Kenyan farmers will now export their popular hass avocado direct to China following a...
Community health volunteers to benefit if talks on paycheck bear fruits
BY PETER KOMBE Community health volunteers (CHVs) are set to benefit if discussion underway at the national level on modalities...
Mombasa teachers defy Sossion’s order on CBC
BY PETER KOMBE The Kenya National Union of Teachers has been told to support the ongoing nationwide Competency Based Curriculum...
Africa’s Blue Economy: the missing link
BY ANDREW MWANGURA African countries need political will to implement strategies aimed at benefiting the continent from the vast marine...
Shun divisive politics, clergy tells politicians
BY PETER KOMBE Political leaders in the county have been asked to refrain from preaching divisive politics but instead preach...
President Kenyatta condoles with former President Moi at his Kabarak home
PSCU and SHABAN MWAJABE President Uhuru Kenyatta has visited the former President Daniel Arap Moi to personally convey his condolences...
President Kenyatta condemns terror attacks in Sri Lanka
BY KANZE DENA And MWAKERA MWAJEFA President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the Sri Lanka attacks while calling for the world...
Kwale County pumps millions to construct dams
BY MAZERA NDURYA The people of Mwakalanga in Mwereni Ward have every reason to smile after the Kwale County Government...
Cabinet warns millers of hiking price of Ugali or face the consequences
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU Kenyan millers have been asked not to take advantage of the ongoing drought situation to...
Stop the house levy deduction until we stabilise economically, Mutua says
BY PETER KOMBE Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has called on the government to suspend the implementation of the 1.5...
Easter message of goodwill and best wishes to Kenyans
BY PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA Fellow Kenyans, Easter is here with us once again and I am glad to send you...
Galvanise political action to end FGM, regional ministers say
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Regional Inter-Ministerial meeting comprising of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to galvanise political action...
Kingi: Amend Sexual Offences law to allow castration
BY MWAKWAYA RAYMOND MWAKWAYA The Sexual Offences Act (2006) should be amended to give it teeth to deal with sexual...
Chaos breakout during County budget public hearing
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Irate residents of Malindi Subcounty recently disrupted the proceedings of Budget Estimates 2019-2020 organised by the Kilifi...
Starving people to hit 100,000 mark if dry spell continues
BY SHABAN MWAJABE The number of people facing starvation is estimated to reach between 80,000 and 100,000 by August if...
Private sector participation in infrastructure development critical, says Kenyatta
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU African governments have been asked to create an enabling environment for the private sector to...
Vested interests delay handing over of Multi-billion Kipevu Container Terminal
BY ANDREW MWANGURA Deeply vested interests characterized by a campaign of misinformation are hindering the official handing over of the...
Withdraw the draconian Miscellaneous Amendment Bill, say CSOs
BY PETER KOMBE The Senate has been told to withdraw the Statute Law seeking to amend the Prevention of Terrorism...
Regional Inter-Ministerial meeting to end Cross-Border FGM
BYMWAKERA MWAJEFA Cross-border female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming an increasing trend that is undermining efforts towards the abandonment of...
Suleiman Dori adds numbers of those eyeing presidential seat 2022
BY SHABAN MWAJABE Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori has declared he will vie for the presidential seat come 2022 general election...
Pwani varsity student reveals what happened on the fateful day
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT The rising domestic violence and deaths in different parts of the country have sparked concern and worry...
AFA to give cashewnut and coconut seedlings in a drive to boost food production
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Four coastal counties and Taveta subcounty to benefit from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)’s distribution of...
Dawhida Community up in arms over graveyard turned commercial spot
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA The removal of Dawhida’s remains from their Bura Ndogo cemetery in Taveta Subcounty of Taita Taveta County...
ANC party hits out at leaders undermining graft war
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Amani National Congress (ANC) party has hit out at leaders trying to scuttle the ongoing graft war...
TARDA avails Sh70 m to revive the Tana Delta Irrigation Schemes
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT The Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA) has pumped Sh70 million to rehabilitated the collapsed Tana...
Politicians asked to help marginalised groups
BY PETER KOMBE Mama Beauty Foundation, a self-driven initiative in Mombasa County, is appealing to the politicians to extend their...
KPA, stakeholders meet on dredging concerns for Second Container Terminal project
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Dredging and dumping of sand for the Second Phase of the Mombasa port development project has sparked...
Join hands to fight the contentious land issue, Coast leaders told
BY PETER KOMBE Coast elected leaders should join hands in order to resolve the land question that has dogged the...
CJ Maraga gives order on case backlog
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA The Court of Appeal has been directed to ensure they reduced the age of the oldest cases...
Kwale targets million mark for Huduma Registration, governor
BY SHABAN MWAJABE Some 800,000 people are being targeted for the registration of the Huduma Namba under theNational Integration Identification...
African leaders challenged to use positions for their people’s prosperity, Kenyatta
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU African leaders should take the responsibility of protecting and safeguarding the hard won freedom by...
Involve all stakeholders in wildlife conservation, says Mrs Kenyatta
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCU Kenya can only succeed in protecting its wildlife resources through engaging and involving key stakeholders...
Mungatana, co-accused released on a bail of Sh3 million cash each
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Former legislator Danson Munagtana and six others were on a 5million bond after appearing before a Malindi...
LEADERSHIP, the what and how of it?
BY Prof. Dr. Halimu Shauri Human beings have needs, wants and aspirations. Accordingly, there is need for them to set...
President Kenyatta’s visit pays off as Mauritius lifts ban on Kenyan farm produce
BY MWAKERA MWAJEF And PSCU Kenya’s farmers are set to benefit after the government of Mauritius lifted ban on several...
Former Garsen MP Mungatana to appear at Malindi Court on graft charges
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA Former assistant minister and Garsen MP Danson Mungatana and six others have been arrested over allegations of...
Kwale PWDS demand for the NHIF Scheme
BY SHABAN MWAJABE People living with disabilities in Kwale County want the Department of Social Services to make the necessary...
Shimanzi Youth grab Chapa Dimba na Safaricom trophy Coast finals
BY PETER KOMBE Shimanzi Youth and Changamwe Ladies are the winners of this year’s Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Coast region...
Revival of Galole fruit plant puts smiles on mango farmers
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT Mango farmers in Tana River County have a reason to smile following the successful installation of a...
Tourists Left in the Cold as Villa Owners Count Losses in Malindi
BY COAST CORRESPONDENT A morning inferno that broke out in Malindi razed down over 500 privately owned villas by local...
Tsavo East KWS rangers to know their bail ruling on April 25
BY COAST SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Six Kenya Wildlife Service rangers plead not guilty over murder charges and they are remanded at Malindi...
Millions of shillings for Tana River County water pans
BY OUR TANA RIVER CORRESPONDENT The government wants to construct water pans to the tune of Sh472 million through the...
Include corruption in school curricula, Dr Mutua tells government
BY PETER KOMBE Corruption should be incorporated in the primary, secondary and tertiary curricula so that students can be exposed...
Be vigilant and united, Muslims told
BY SHABAN MWAJABE Kwale residents have been asked to remain vigilant and observe the sense of unity when dealing with...
Former IG Boinnet sworn as Tourism chief administrative secretary
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA And PSCUImmediate former Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has landed a Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) position...
Senate promises to deal with extra-judicial killings in Coast region
BY PETER KOMBE The Senate Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights committee has pledged to address extra- judicial killings and...
Residents want compensation before Mwache Dam project can start
BY MAZERA NDURVYA Residents living around the area where the multi-billion shilling Mwache dam will be built want the issue...
MRC suspects to spend 14 days in custody
BY SHABAN MWAJABE Seventeen Mombasa Republican Council suspects arraigned in court recently will be detained for another 14 days to...
Mombasa County Assembly committee clears transport executive as others raise eyebrows
By Peter Kombe A five-Member of Mombasa County Assembly committee set to investigate Transport county executive committee member Tawfiq Balala...
GLOBAL WOMEN’S VOICE CONFERENCE
BY MAZERA NDURYA Mombasa City’s growing popularity as the investment hub was once again demonstrated with the hosting of yet...
President Barack Obama relives fond memories of his historic Kenyan visits
BY MWAKERA MWAJEFA and PSCU SEVILLE, Spain, 3 April 2019 (PSCU) --President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United...
Residents Petition Over Dead Streetlights as Crime Surges in Kisauni
By Mbugu Harrison Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mjambere ward residents of Kisauni Subcounty have petitioned the Mombasa County Government to urgently repair...
Malindi Women Get Tips on Responsible Borrowing Ahead of Festive Season
By Mbungu Harrison Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Mogo, one of East Africa’s leading asset financiers, has stepped up efforts to promote responsible...
Africa’s Maritime Moment: Why the Global Crew Shortage Demands Our Attention
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The shipping industry moves ninety percent of global trade, yet few Africans realize we are...
Online Gender Based Violence a Threat to Women and Girls’ Lives Across the Globe
By Robby Ngoba Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com As Kenya women and girls continue to grapple with physical assaults, psychological, sexual and economic...
300 Orphans Benefit as Charity Week Begins in Mombasa
By Harrison Kivisu Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Some 300 children from various orphanages are set to benefit from a series of charitable...
Charting New Waters: Promise of Maritime Education Partnerships in Kenya’s Blue Economy
By Andrew Mwangura Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The recent gathering at the Kenya Maritime Authority, bringing together representatives from the College Institute...
Kamau Leads Standout Performances at Sanlam Allianz Golf Event
By Mbungu Harrison Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com The Sanlam Allianz Golf Tournament lived up to its reputation as one of the region’s...
Ngezendore and Team Clinch 2025 KCB East Africa Golf Tour Title at Karen
By Mbungu Harrison Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com Team Burundi delivered a masterclass performance to claim the 2025 Kenya Commercial Bank East Africa...
UDA Dumps Aisha Jumwa for Jimmy Kahindi for 2027 Kilifi Gubernatorial Race
By TheCOAST Reporter Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com United Democratic Alliance party has dropped its signature face and voice Aisha Jumwa for former...