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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 months ago
Alarm as 4,000 girls fall victim to teenage pregnancies in Kilifi
Premium
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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 months ago
Pathologists conduct 22 autopsies on Shakahola victims
Detectives discover 16 graves as autopsy on 94 bodies set to begin
The bodies are believed to be of followers of Pastor Paul Makenzi who reportedly instructed them to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Detectives discover 16 graves as autopsy on 94 bodies set to begin
Plastic waste pushing turtles to extinction
Scientists estimate that 15 million tonnes of plastic wash into the ocean every year. Population of sea turtles stands at only 450 currently.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Plastic waste pushing turtles to extinction
Children out of school, residents homeless after night evictions
Children are now staying home after the demolition of a school built on disputed land at Kanagoni village in Magarini sub-County. Those evicted are living in temporary structures.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Children out of school, residents homeless after night evictions
Shakahola death toll up to 303 after 19 bodies exhumed
The remains of six adults and 13 children were unearthed from seven graves in the Shakahola Forest. The victims are believed to be followers of Makenzi, who is currently in police custody.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Shakahola death toll up to 303 after 19 bodies exhumed
Bodies of two Shakahola 'poster boys' recovered
The boys were the first to be reported dead inside Shakahola Forest in mid-March. Detectives on Friday recovered 10 more bodies, including those of five teenagers buried in one grave.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Bodies of two Shakahola 'poster boys' recovered
Shakahola body count rises to 257 after seven more bodies retrieved
The number of missing persons reported to have been members of Good News International church linked to Paul Makenzi is about 613.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Shakahola body count rises to 257 after seven more bodies retrieved
Cultural beliefs hinder efforts to reduce anaemia and stillbirths
In some cases, traditional health practitioners are consulted to perform rituals instead of patients seeking timely medical attention.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Cultural beliefs hinder efforts to reduce anaemia and stillbirths
Detectives start third phase of retrieving bodies from Shakahola
The third phase of recovery of bodies from shallow graves at Shakahola forest will start on Friday after the autopsy of 129 bodies exhumed in the second phase.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
Detectives start third phase of retrieving bodies from Shakahola
A two-month-old baby among Shakahola cult victims
The degree of decomposition of some of the bodies has limited many aspects of the post-mortem, according to the chief government pathologist.
By Marion Kithi 9 months ago
A two-month-old baby among Shakahola cult victims
Makenzi to be charged with genocide, says Kindiki
CS says there are more mass graves and people are still holed up in the area even as forensic experts plan the third phase of exhumation after postmortem on 129 bodies.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
Makenzi to be charged with genocide, says Kindiki
Shakahola: Cry of families searching for kin
Some relatives of missing Makenzi followers have been waiting for three weeks. DCI says DNA testing may take two months, as kin plan to conduct mock burials.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
Shakahola: Cry of families searching for kin
New mass graves discovered in Shakahola as death toll hits 239
The graves were discovered in another village named Judea within Makenzi's controversial farm.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
New mass graves discovered in Shakahola as death toll hits 239
Premium
Body of woman who died in Saudi missing tongue
On May 17, Kabibi's body was flown into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to medical reports from Saudi Arabia, she died of a heart attack.
By Marion Kithi 10 months ago
Body of woman who died in Saudi missing tongue
CS Kindiki banking on new air assets to fight banditry
Rift Valley
By Lucas Ngasike
10 mins ago
Affordable housing: Will State's data-backed action now pay off?
Real Estate
By Graham Kajilwa
44 mins ago
Graft becoming norm as civil servants oil the vice
National
By Macharia Kamau
44 mins ago
Ruto's food security hopes facing storm amid fake fertiliser scam
Business
By Brian Otieno and Emmanuel Kipchumba
44 mins ago