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Nehemiah Okwemba

Ex-county officials lose property in dawn demolition

Two former Kilifi County Government officials are counting their losses after property worth millions of shillings was destroyed yesterday.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 14 days ago

Ex-county officials lose property in dawn demolition

Vet calls for crackdown on fake animal feeds, semen

Vet calls for crackdown on fake animal feeds, semen

By Nehemiah Okwembah 18 days ago

KFS banks on technology to curb illegal logging

KFS banks on technology to curb illegal logging

By Nehemiah Okwembah 26 days ago

Coast politicians engage in blame game over failure to address deadly addictions

Coast politicians engage in blame game over failure to address deadly addictions

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Uproar in coast over crackdown on mnazi wine traders

Kilifi leaders and traders said the palm wine, locally known as Mnazi, was not classified as an illicit liquor and that the crackdown by law enforcers was illegal.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 1 month ago

Uproar in coast over crackdown on mnazi wine traders

Makenzi protests 191 charges, says they are oppressive

There was drama after Makenzie started to yell at the prison officers calling them devils who had violated his right to interact with other accused persons.

By Marion Kithi and Nehemiah Okwembah 1 month ago

Makenzi protests 191 charges, says they are oppressive

Drama in court as Paul Makenzi accuses police of mistreatment

There was drama at the Malindi law courts after controversial cult leader Paul Nthenge Makenzie protested the treatment he was being accorded.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 1 month ago

Drama in court as Paul Makenzi accuses police of mistreatment

Mung'aro wants Shakahola victims bodies removed from Malindi morgue

Mung'aro said the bodies were delaying the implementation of county programmes.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 1 month ago

Mung'aro wants Shakahola victims bodies removed from Malindi morgue

Azimio senators vow to reject Housing Bill

Senators Stewart Madzayo (Kilifi), Mohamed Faki (Mombasa) and Issa Juma (Kwale) vowed to vote against the Bill.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 1 month ago

Azimio senators vow to reject Housing Bill

Assistant County Commissioner arrested for allegedly selling relief food

EACC claims that Boyana stole and sold 105 bags of rice and one bag of beans, valued at Sh550,200.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 2 months ago

Assistant County Commissioner arrested for allegedly selling relief food

Raila says Judiciary could be compromised after President State House talks with CJ

Raila said the meeting between the Judiciary and the president should have been be at a neutral ground instead of the State House where the president resides.

By Patrick Beja and Nehemiah Okwembah 2 months ago

Raila says Judiciary could be compromised after President State House talks with CJ

Groups call for intervention as strange disease ravages villagers

For Jumwa Jefwa, the mysterious condition began as constant itching on her legs. Her legs are now completely deformed and she has been bedridden for 13 years.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 3 months ago

Groups call for intervention as strange disease ravages villagers

Hustlers sue Ruto over empty poll pledges, demand Sh426b compensation

In the petition filed at the Malindi High Court on January 4, the hustlers claim that the Kenya Kwanza campaign narrative has turned out to be false.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 3 months ago

Hustlers sue Ruto over empty poll pledges, demand Sh426b compensation

Nine more in court over Sh8.5b Utalii College project graft claims

This brings to 12 the number of persons charged in connection with the project after three others denied the charges last Friday.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 3 months ago

Nine more in court over Sh8.5b Utalii College project graft claims

Groups embrace mangrove restoration after getting funding

The Sita Umoja Creek Self-Help group received Sh4.9 million and set up a mangrove tree nursery that has yielded at least 78,000 seedlings in six months.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 3 months ago

Groups embrace mangrove restoration after getting funding

Nakhumicha promises to fine-tune heath laws

The CS said she will use the time the case is going on to re-look at the three laws to fine-tune them and do away with grey areas.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 4 months ago

Nakhumicha promises to fine-tune heath laws

Two missing MPs, 18 lost in floodwaters rescued

Two MPs from Tana River County who went missing on Saturday while on a rescue mission in the marooned areas have been found alive.

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Hassan Barisa 4 months ago

Two missing MPs, 18 lost in floodwaters rescued

Tana Delta floods: Two MPs, 18 others missing in flooded Delta

A multi-agency search and rescue team has been dispatched to Garsen in Tana River County after a boat carrying 20 people including two MPs went missing.

By Nehemiah Okwemba 4 months ago

Tana Delta floods: Two MPs, 18 others missing in flooded Delta

Paul Makenzi jailed for one year for operating studio without valid license

Court sentences Paul Makenzi to 12 months in jail for operating a film studio and producing films without a valid license; offence committed in 2019.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 4 months ago

Paul Makenzi jailed for one year for operating studio without valid license

Kilifi Governor Mung'aro seeking Sh930m for El Nino

The county chief is calling on well-wishers and development partners to help raise the funds ahead of the expected heavy rains.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 6 months ago

Kilifi Governor Mung'aro seeking Sh930m for El Nino

It took 38 years, Sh140m to translate Bible in Pokomo

The Pokomo community in Tana River county is celebrating a significant milestone with the official dedication of a Bible translated into their dialect.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 6 months ago

It took 38 years, Sh140m to translate Bible in Pokomo

Embrace crusades as part of self-regulation, Koskei tells churches

Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has called on mainstream churches to reinitiate Christian fellowships and crusades as a way of regulating the church.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 7 months ago

Embrace crusades as part of self-regulation, Koskei tells churches

Refurbished Vasco Da Gama pillar brings life to Malindi

Visitors in Malindi have the advantage of using one ticket to access four national monuments that are part of the Malindi Tourist Circuit.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 7 months ago

Refurbished Vasco Da Gama pillar brings life to Malindi

Pemba tribe destroys fake IDs after receiving official papers

The Pemba are from Pemba Island in Zanzibar who claim they came to Kenya before World War 2. They are predominantly fishermen and rice farmers who moved freely for trade.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 8 months ago

Pemba tribe destroys fake IDs after receiving official papers

Governor Mung'aro reshuffles cabinet to tame corruption, boost service delivery

Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro has reshuffled the transition cabinet amid complaints of poor services and corruption in some of the county's departments.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 8 months ago

Governor Mung'aro reshuffles cabinet to tame corruption, boost service delivery

Two unborn babies raise Shakahola deaths to 427

The death toll in the Shakahola massacre increased to 427 after foetuses were discovered in two women who were pregnant.

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Two unborn babies raise Shakahola deaths to 427

Journalists covering Shakahola massacre get psychosocial counselling

Kenya Red Cross said the programme is meant to help the scribes cope with the effects of viewing dead bodies.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 9 months ago

Journalists covering Shakahola massacre get psychosocial counselling

Mung'aro unveils plan to double Kilifi revenue to Sh2.5b

Governor Gideon Mung'aro said the county will revamp its inspectorate department to monitor revenue collection and seal revenue leakages.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 9 months ago

Mung'aro unveils plan to double Kilifi revenue to Sh2.5b

Uproar over allocation of riparian land along Indian Ocean

Residents have vowed to protect the riparian land along the shore of the Indian Ocean in Malindi from being invaded by private developers.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 10 months ago

Uproar over allocation of riparian land along Indian Ocean

Harrowing tales from families over Shakahola massacre

Brave woman who escaped with her five children fears her husband died in the forest. Katana Mwakwaya, 43, does not know the whereabouts of his wife and three children.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 10 months ago

Harrowing tales from families over Shakahola massacre

Shakahola massacre: Rescued man dies as counsellors struggle

Officials at Malindi Sub County Hospital say most of the victims are in a very sorry state of health, with severe starvation leading to failure of some body organs.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 10 months ago

Shakahola massacre: Rescued man dies as counsellors struggle

Senate seeks more officers for rescue team at Shakahola

The committee led by Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana visited the scene where 237 bodies of people believed to have starved to death to meet their creator were exhumed.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 10 months ago

Senate seeks more officers for rescue team at Shakahola

Herder recalls stumbling upon a frail man tied to tree in Shakahola

So far, 235 bodies have been retrieved from the forest, with 613 people still missing. Autopsies revealed that victims were starved to death, strangled, or hit on the head.

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Marion Kithi 10 months ago

Herder recalls stumbling upon a frail man tied to tree in Shakahola

Shakahola death toll hits 235 as exhumation suspended to allow autopsy on bodies

Coast Regional Coordinator said the postmortem is expected to start on Wednesday at the Malindi Sub-County Hospital morgue.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Shakahola death toll hits 235 as exhumation suspended to allow autopsy on bodies

How Makenzi was kicked out of two areas before settling at Shakahola

He went there with goodies for the people and would at times distribute relief food. But he was chased away for preaching against formal education and medication.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

How Makenzi was kicked out of two areas before settling at Shakahola

Mung'aro sacks Malindi municipal board over uncollected garbage

The board was sent home for failing to ensure garbage is collected in Malindi and Watamu towns, a problem that has been there, especially over the last three months.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Mung'aro sacks Malindi municipal board over uncollected garbage

Autopsy on 112 bodies completed, detectives to start fresh exhumations

The 112 bodies were exhumed from the farm some 78km from Malindi town. Authorities say the farm belongs to preacher Paul Makenzi.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Autopsy on 112 bodies completed, detectives to start fresh exhumations

Shakahola massacre: Women, children were violently forced to fast

Makenzi and his 17 suspected accomplices were arrested in connection to what has now come to be described as the Shakahola massacre.

By Willis Oketch and Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Shakahola massacre: Women, children were violently forced to fast

Agony of searching for kin in Shakahola forest

Detectives have retrieved 110 bodies that are set to undergo an autopsy at the Malindi Hospital mortuary.

By Renson Mnyamwezi and Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Agony of searching for kin in Shakahola forest

Pastor Makenzi freed by Malindi court, re-arrested on terrorism charges

Pastor Paul Nthenge Makenzi of the Good News International church, was released by a Malindi court after the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) requested the closure of his case file.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Pastor Makenzi freed by Malindi court, re-arrested on terrorism charges

Irony of hunger amid plenty of food at Tana irrigation scheme

The farmers want the government to stop importing things like rice and buy from them. One of the main challenges farmers in scheme face is scarcity of water.

By Nehemiah Okwemba 11 months ago

Irony of hunger amid plenty of food at Tana irrigation scheme

Shakahola massacre: 'I fasted for nine days round the clock'

Shakahola survivors narrate how they lived and how they were exposed. Wife's joy after 'lost' husband rescued in thickets as other search for relatives.

By Nehemiah Okwembah and Renson Mnyamwezi 11 months ago

Shakahola massacre: 'I fasted for nine days round the clock'

Kilifi family that gifted President Ruto a rooster seeks help to bury kin

The family of Mzee Mwatsuma Nyale said that Ruto visited their homestead in 2019 while he was the Deputy President.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Kilifi family that gifted President Ruto a rooster seeks help to bury kin

Paul Mackenzie: From taxi driver to pastor who lured faithful to starve to death

According to his former colleagues, Mackenzie was a talkative person, and he launched his ministry during the low tourism season when most businesses take a break.

By Nehemiah Okwembah 11 months ago

Paul Mackenzie: From taxi driver to pastor who lured faithful to starve to death

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