The President said 300 officers from the Ministry of Lands had been assembled from across the country and assigned to speed up the work, including land surveys, documentation and other processes required to formalise ownership.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe forfeited assets include Sh233.58 million held in bank and M-Pesa accounts, properties valued at Sh177.11 million, motor vehicles worth Sh11.9 million, and Sh4.26 million in cash recovered during a search operation
By Chrispho OwuorIn a public notice issued on Wednesday, the authority urged the public to “avoid venturing into sea during periods of adverse weather and rough sea conditions”.
By David AbonyoKagwe said Lamu, Tana River, Kwale, Kilifi and Taita Taveta could raise output of cassava, cotton, milk, meat, cashew nuts and other agricultural products by three or four times.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe President said he was forced to seek help from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), while calling for a lasting answer to the problem facing communities living near Tsavo East and Tsavo West national parks.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe case arose from a dispute over the burial of the deceased, who was known as Samuel Charo Kirai before adopting the Muslim name Zakaria. On July 16, 2026, the Kilifi Magistrate's Court dismissed a suit challenging his Islamic burial after finding that he had voluntarily converted to Islam and actively practised the faith before his death.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe emotional testimony came on Monday as the prosecution presented four additional witnesses in the ongoing manslaughter case against Pastor Paul Mackenzie and his co-accused Shallyne Temba, Kahindi Garama, Tom Mkonwe, Julius Luwali and Johnson Richard.
By David AbonyoThe court heard that the two assaulted Asha while accusing her of being responsible for the alleged disappearance. Their actions attracted a crowd, which joined in the attack before members of the public eventually rescued the woman
By Chrispho OwuorAt least six suspects were detained in coordinated operations in Kilifi, Busia, Nyandarua, Kirinyaga, and Kiambu, with cannabis and chang’aa seized
By Chrispho OwuorIn a statement to the Senate, Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eric Muriithi Mugaa said the project, developed under a Public-Private Partnership framework, is currently at the negotiation stage ahead of a final project agreement.
By Bradley BosireSpeaking during a Thanksgiving service for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy PS Fikirini Jacobs at Mnagoni Primary School grounds in Bamba, Ganze Constituency, Kilifi County, Ruto said the fencing project will protect villages that have long suffered invasions by wild animals from Tsavo Park.
By Samuel OtienoA 27-year-old man was arraigned in Mombasa after detectives rescued 22 girls in an intelligence-led operation targeting an alleged child trafficking and sexual exploitation ring across Mombasa and Kilifi counties. He denied charges and was remanded.
By Chrispho OwuorAccording to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, officers attached to the Kilifi-based Anti-Narcotics Unit stormed a residential house in the area where a search was conducted, leading to the discovery of illicit drugs packaged for distribution.
By David AbonyoAgar argues that most spent fuel can be recycled or repurposed for energy and medical use. He also downplayed fears around nuclear accidents, saying modern designs are safer, as Kenya considers nuclear power in its long-term energy strategy.
By Chrispho OwuorThe newly approved funds will supplement allocations made in December 2025 and January 2026, which were used to support relief food distribution, logistics and limited non-food assistance.
By Bradley BosireFour counties- Mandera, Wajir, Kwale and Kilifi- have been categorised as being in the worst-hit crisis phase, while 10 counties are now classified as facing a full-blown crisis.
By Bradley BosireThe plan involves a new 220/132 kilovolts (kV) substation in Kilifi and an upgrade of the 220/33kV substation in Malindi. The Coast region has struggled with unstable voltage and frequent power disruptions, partly because it is far from the country’s main power generation centers and has a limited transmission network.
By Maureen KinyanjuiOnce completed, the dam will have a storage capacity of 305 million cubic metres of water and is expected to deliver up to one billion cubic metres annually.
By David AbonyoThe judgment, delivered on Friday by Justices Agnes Murgor, Kibaya Imaana Laibuta and Ngenye-Macharia, dismissed an appeal filed by Magretville Asami Macho and Grigorios Smaragdis. The court noted that the buyers had acknowledged receiving consent from the Bahari Land Control Board on January 12, 2010, meaning their 90-day countdown began on that date.
By Maureen KinyanjuiAccording to the ODPP statement released on October 9, 2025, the court heard that on March 13, 2024, around 10 am, the girl was sent by her mother to buy pampers at a nearby shop in Tezo. Murimi and another man intercepted her, gagged her, and dragged her into a bush where they assaulted her before fleeing the scene.
By David AbonyoThe crackdown comes in the wake of cult-related deaths in Malindi, where more than 484 people, including over 450 followers of the Good News International Church under preacher Paul Mackenzie, perished in Shakahola Forest, while 34 others died in Kwa Binzaro village.
By Maureen KinyanjuiAuthorities said the operation is part of a wider effort to restore law and order in Mtwapa and surrounding areas. “Sustained surveillance and targeted operations will continue not only in Mtwapa but across the Coast region.
By Chrispho OwuorMalindi Principal Magistrate Joy Wesonga said the prosecution had provided sufficient grounds for the extension.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe CS criticized weak community networks, noting that organisations like the Kenya Alliance of Residents Association (KARA) have yet to fully use their platforms to detect and share intelligence with law enforcement.
By Ann NyamburaThe three were arrested after allegedly selling a five-acre parcel of land to the main suspect, Sherleen Temba Anido.
By Maureen KinyanjuiPrison officers raised concerns about dilapidated infrastructure, the absence of computers for virtual court sessions, and reliance on manual record-keeping.
By Ann NyamburaThe particulars of the charge stated that on diverse dates between September 2023 and October 15, 2023, in the Rojorojo area within Kilifi county, the accused intentionally and unlawfully penetrated his biological daughter.
By Samuel OtienoSo far, a homicide team led by director Martin Nyuguto, alongside government pathologists Johansen Oduor and Richard Njoroge, has exhumed 34 bodies from shallow graves and collected over 100 body parts from the forest.
By Ann NyamburaThe Kilifi Senator insisted that the government must act on more than 200 bodies stored at Malindi Level 4 Hospital and allow families of missing persons to identify them.
By Maureen KinyanjuiSpeaking to reporters, Police spokesperson Michael Muchiri said the situation revealed shortcomings in preparedness despite lessons from past incidents.
By Maureen Kinyanjui