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First four victims of Shakahola tragedy buried in one grave

Fate followed four relatives whose bodies were retrieved in embrace from a shallow mass grave inside the Shakahola forest when they were buried together yesterday in a single grave.

By Marion Kithi 18 days ago

First four victims of Shakahola tragedy buried in one grave

Family closes painful chapter after Shakahola victim is buried

Family closes painful chapter after Shakahola victim is buried

By Marion Kithi 25 days ago

Help us bury loved ones at home, kin of Shakahola victims plead

Help us bury loved ones at home, kin of Shakahola victims plead

By Marion Kithi 27 days ago

KNCHR faults state over Shakahola massacre probe

KNCHR faults state over Shakahola massacre probe

By Joackim Bwana and Marion Kithi 28 days ago

Why State will not foot funeral expenses of Shakahola massacre victims

So far, the Government Chemist has identified 30 bodies through DNA, and four more bodies were physically identified by the deceased's relatives.

By Marion Kithi 1 month ago

Why State will not foot funeral expenses of Shakahola massacre victims

State set to release bodies of Shakahola victims next week

Examiners were able to link 30 remains of the Shakahola victims, a process that relies on leading-edge DNA sequencing techniques to test tissues and skeletons recovered in shallow graves.

By Marion Kithi 1 month ago

State set to release bodies of Shakahola victims next week

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

Mombasa's industrial decline: The fall of Changamwe Oil Refinery

Businesses that blossomed in Changamwe area, powered by the now obsolete oil refinery, are no more.

By Benard Sanga and Marion Kithi 1 month ago

Mombasa's industrial decline: The fall of Changamwe Oil Refinery

Fresh efforts to revive cashew nuts

After the collapse of the State-owned Kenya Cashew Nut Limited factory in Kilifi, the industry continues to face major problems

By Marion Kithi 1 month ago

Fresh efforts to revive cashew nuts

German man arrested for alleged child trafficking, abuse

Detectives at the Coast arrested a German suspected to be a member of a child trafficking and pornography syndicate.

By Marion Kithi 1 month ago

German man arrested for alleged child trafficking, abuse

Residents split over plan to set up Sh500b nuclear power plant

The Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is expected to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2034 to cater for Kenya's soaring energy needs and spur industrial development.

By Marion Kithi 2 months ago

Residents split over plan to set up Sh500b nuclear power plant

Kilifi residents split over nuclear power plant

The Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is expected to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2034 to cater for Kenya's soaring energy needs and spur industrial development.

By Marion Kithi 2 months ago

Kilifi residents split over nuclear power plant

Floods wreak havoc in coastal region, destroy roads and bridges

Heavy rains have caused floods and damage in several parts of coastal region, affecting roads, bridges, farms and homes.

By David Njaaga and Marion Kithi 4 months ago

Floods wreak havoc in coastal region, destroy roads and bridges

Coast schools post good marks in the last exam

Traditional academic giants at the Coast Khadija Primary, Makobeni Primary and Bandacho Primary rose from a year of slumber to post good marks in this year's KCPE exams.

By Joackim Bwana and Marion Kithi 4 months ago

Coast schools post good marks in the last exam

Coast floods death toll rises to 20 as leaders hit out at Gachagua

A war of words has erupted between Coast leaders and DP Gachagua who accused Governor Nassir of lamenting instead of helping the affected people.

By Marion Kithi 5 months ago

Coast floods death toll rises to 20 as leaders hit out at Gachagua

KMA says mangroves combat carbon emission from ships

The agency said it plans to plant an extra 100,000 mangroves in Mtongani-Kidudu, Kilifi county. The plan involves planting of 25,000 mangrove trees on 25 acres along the seashore.

By Gardy Chacha, Marion Kithi 5 months ago

KMA says mangroves combat carbon emission from ships

Restaurant owner's gamble during Covid finally pays off

Geoffrey Obura, having acquired the restaurant from the founders of the renowned Java Coffee House utilised the lockdown period to breathe new life into the establishment.

By George Oriodo 5 months ago

Restaurant owner's gamble during Covid finally pays off

Lobby groups demand accountability from Kilifi County

He faulted the EACC allegations of procurement irregularities of planned payment of Sh103 million for the acquisition of a county revenue management system.

By Marion Kithi 5 months ago

Lobby groups demand accountability from Kilifi County

Kilifi groups benefit from Sh113 million interest-free loans to boost businesses

Governor Gideon Mung'aro has called on more residents to apply for interest-free loans to boost their businesses.

By Marion Kithi 5 months ago

Kilifi groups benefit from Sh113 million interest-free loans to boost businesses

Teachers sleep inside school to demand 3-month salary arrears

The teachers decided to camp at the school after Principal Mr Amin Mohamed Karanja told them that the institution had no money to pay them.

By Marion Kithi 5 months ago

Teachers sleep inside school to demand 3-month salary arrears

Alarm after 10 die by suicide in two months in Kilifi

An 11-year-old from Kakoneni village in Malindi is among 10 people who have died by suicide in the last two months in Kilifi County.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Alarm after 10 die by suicide in two months in Kilifi

Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

The economic ruin in the isolated hilly town of Shakahola, once buzzing with economic activities, illustrates the wide-reaching effects of the cult that has left several businesses running down.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

Alarm as 4,000 girls fall victim to teenage pregnancies in Kilifi

Kilifi Chief Officer for Gender, Culture and Social Services Agneta Karembo called for a collaborative approach to combat the teenage pregnancy crisis in the county.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Alarm as 4,000 girls fall victim to teenage pregnancies in Kilifi

Inside Shakahola's 214 'torture' chambers

The discovery inside the 800-acre Shakahola Forest, is part of the ongoing exercise to document crime scenes even as detectives build evidence to prosecute the cult leaders.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Inside Shakahola's 214 'torture' chambers

Detectives discover '214 torture chambers' in Shakahola massacre probe

Investigations show Makenzi and his team team ate well, and even had a menu to guide how they would take their meals, as his followers starved to death.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Detectives discover '214 torture chambers' in Shakahola massacre probe

Kilifi's Dr Krapf residence gets major facelift through Germany funding

Formerly known as Dr Krapf's residence, the Rabai resource centre has a refreshed look and renewed focus on telling the culturally aesthetic story of Mijikenda to residents and visitors alike.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Kilifi's Dr Krapf residence gets major facelift through Germany funding

Kilifi parents blamed for increased teenage pregnancies

The latest report from the county health department says that 4,091 pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 18 were recorded in 2023 alone.

By Marion Kithi 6 months ago

Kilifi parents blamed for increased teenage pregnancies

'Deadly prayers': Kilifi couple arrested after their two children die in suspected cult

The man and his wife are said to have failed to take their ailing children to hospital because their faith is against such, leading to their deaths.

By Marion Kithi 7 months ago

'Deadly prayers': Kilifi couple arrested after their two children die in suspected cult

Inside government plan to revive nuts, oil crops

The new five-year plan aims to revive oil crops with an emphasis on coconut farming at Coast to save Kenya the Sh120 billion she spends to import edible oil every year.

By Marion Kithi 7 months ago

Inside government plan to revive nuts, oil crops

Freshly buried body bearing signs of torture discovered in Shakahola

The body was buried in one of the dam trenches in the Kwa Mugambi area, pushing the death toll to 428.

By Marion Kithi 7 months ago

Freshly buried body bearing signs of torture discovered in Shakahola

Search for Shakahola bodies set to resume

Homicide detectives and forensic experts will resume exhumation of bodies next week. So far, 427 bodies have been recovered since the exercise started.

By Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Search for Shakahola bodies set to resume

Kilifi pastor killed after car crashes into his hotel

A Kilifi-based pastor has died after a car crashed into his restaurant in Watamu village on Friday evening.

By Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Kilifi pastor killed after car crashes into his hotel

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

Relief for relatives as 100 bodies recovered in Shakahola identified

At least 100 out of the 266 DNA samples drawn from relatives matched with those from victims' bodies preserved at the Malindi Sub-county Hospital mortuary.

By Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Relief for relatives as 100 bodies recovered in Shakahola identified

Ruto tells Azimio leaders to stop politics of deceit, misusing youth

Ruto said Azimio leaders were practicing politics of deceit, adding that they schemed to finance anarchy and chaos in the country in pursuit of their selfish interests.

By Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Ruto tells Azimio leaders to stop politics of deceit, misusing youth

Three children die, seven others admitted after consuming poisonous mushrooms

Three children in Katendewa village in Bamba, Kilifi County have died after consuming poisonous mushroom soup.

By Marion Kithi 8 months ago

Three children die, seven others admitted after consuming poisonous mushrooms

Shakahola cult: Death toll rises as more bodies found in forest

Sixteen more bodies were on Tuesday exhumed from Shakahola Forest pushing the death toll to 419, Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha says.

By Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Shakahola cult: Death toll rises as more bodies found in forest

Shakahola deaths pass the 400 mark after detectives retrieve 12 more bodies

The Shakahola cult death toll has hit 403 after 12 more bodies were exhumed by the DCI homicide detectives.

By Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Shakahola deaths pass the 400 mark after detectives retrieve 12 more bodies

Shakahola death toll hits 384 after 12 more bodies exhumed

Shakahola death toll hits 384 after 12 more bodies were retrieved from seven graves on Thursday, July 13, detectives say

By Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Shakahola death toll hits 384 after 12 more bodies exhumed

Shakahola is the worst security breach in country, says Kindiki

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has described the Shakahola massacre, where over 360 people are confirmed to have died after fasting, as Kenya's worst security breach.

By Edwin Nyarangi and Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Shakahola is the worst security breach in country, says Kindiki

Shakahola death toll rises to 350 after 12 bodies retrieved

The death toll at Shakahola forest in Kilifi County rose to 350 on Monday after forensic experts retrieved 12 more bodies from mass graves.

By Marion Kithi and Edwin Nyarangi 9 months ago

Shakahola death toll rises to 350 after 12 bodies retrieved

Shakahola massacre has claimed lives of 117 children, Johansen Oduor says

''So far, we have performed 338 postmortems and of these 201 are adults and 117 are children while 20 we couldn't ascertain the age because of the level of decomposition'' said Oduor.

By Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Shakahola massacre has claimed lives of 117 children, Johansen Oduor says

Kilifi County to establish centers for healthcare and community workers

The centers will be set up at Kilifi County Medical Complex and Vipingo Health Centre.

By Marion Kithi 9 months ago

Kilifi County to establish centers for healthcare and community workers

Pathologists conduct 22 autopsies on Shakahola victims

"We have realized that most victims of the third phase of autopsies are children," said Oduor.

By Marion Kithi 10 months ago

Pathologists conduct 22 autopsies on Shakahola victims

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