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Mombasa Road Deaths: Male vs Female
Figures in the Mombasa Road Safety Report 2025 show that deaths climbed from 2021 through 2023 before dropping slightly in the following two years.
Mombasa
News
Raila anniversary: ODM begins ‘Mwezi wa Baba’ with candle vigil
Raila died in India on October 15, 2025, aged 80, bringing to an end a political career that spanned several decades and saw him become one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures.
Crime
Tanzanian couple arrested in Mombasa over alleged bus passenger drugging, theft
In a statement on Wednesday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects Pius Paskale Frugenze, 52, and his wife, Redempta Revelian Kuleta, 47, were arrested in Magongo following investig...
News
Dangote explains why Lamu beat Mombasa, Tanga for Sh2t refinery
The Nigerian billionaire said the refinery idea took shape during a meeting with President William Ruto in Nairobi. The two were initially discussing fertiliser supplies before the conversation turned to the po...
News
UDA sets October 8 for postponed Mombasa ward elections
According to a notice signed by NEB chairman Anthony Mwaura, voting will take place on Thursday, October 8, between 8am and 5pm.
Business
Kenya tea exports rise 3% as Pakistan, Egypt demand grows
Pakistan remained the leading destination for Kenyan tea, importing 94.15 million kilogrammes during the five-month period. This represented an 11% increase from a year earlier and accounted for 39.2% of Kenya’...
Counties
Moi Airport expansion faces land hurdle as MPs demand KAA report
The Transport and Infrastructure Committee has directed Principal Secretary in the State Department for Aviation and Aerospace Teresia Mbaika and Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Managing Director Moses Wekesa to...
News
DPP Ingonga orders hunt for drug kingpins after Sh8.2bn meth haul destroyed
The DPP spoke on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Bamburi Cement in Mombasa, where more than one tonne of methamphetamine was destroyed in the presence of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and other...
Coast
Murkomen to oversee destruction of Sh8.2bn methamphetamine haul
The consignment was intercepted in October 2025 in an operation involving the Kenya Coast Guard Service and other security agencies.
Coast
Coast residents warned of rough seas, strong winds ahead of October rains
In 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”.
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Kindiki tells Kenyans to obey evacuation orders as El Niño rains near
The Deputy President specifically cautioned the public against entering flooded areas or going near rivers when movement restrictions are issued.
Coast
Mombasa race widens as Nassir faces fresh challenge from political heavyweights
Nassir is seeking to retain the seat he won in 2022 after defeating UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar. The governor received 119,083 votes, while Omar garnered 98,105.