… He will also tour Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Tana River and Lamu counties and top of the agenda will be the issuance of 200,000 title deeds and the ground breaking of the new refinery in Lamu which will be done with the Dangote Group valued at Sh2 trillion.The issuance of title deed …
… The tour will cover Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Tana River and Lamu counties, with the President expected to inspect ongoing Government projects, commission completed projects and launch new developments. …
Court orders former Kilifi Land registrar, wife, to surrender Ksh.426.8M assets By Dzuya Walter September 25, 2026 10:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of a judge's gavel. …
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 — The High Court has ordered the forfeiture of state assets worth Sh426.85 million held by former Kilifi Principal Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi, his wife Stellah Nyaboke Otwori, and companies associated with the family after they failed to satisfacto …
… KMD provides daily marine forecasts covering Kenya’s coastal counties of Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu, which are intended to help mariners, fishermen and coastal residents make safety decisions based on prevailing sea conditions. …
… This is following the absence of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos, Mining and Blue Economy Hassan Joho and their ICT counterpart William Kabogo before senate plenary during the mashinani sitting in Kilifi county. …
… The alert covers Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale and Lamu counties, where thousands of artisanal fishermen, boat operators, beach operators and tourists depend on the Indian Ocean.According to the translated advisory, KMD warned: “Bahari inaweza kuwa na mawimbi makubwa katika vipindi mbal …
… They are now demanding that security agencies take action against perpetrators and urging the youth to take precautionary measures to curb the new HIV infections and adolescent pregnancies.In Kilifi alone, Gakii said that more than 40,000 people were living with HIV aids and that …
President William Ruto launched an eight-day tour of the coastal region in Taita-Taveta County, announcing Sh2 billion for student hostels, Sh2 billion for road infrastructure, and Sh15 billion for county road upgrades. The tour will include visits to five other coastal counties, with plans to issue 200,000 title deeds and break ground on a new refinery in Lamu.
President William Ruto launched an eight-day tour of the coastal region in Taita-Taveta County, announcing Sh2 billion for student hostels, Sh2 billion for road infrastructure, and Sh15 billion for county road upgrades. The tour will include visits to five other coastal counties, with plans to issue 200,000 title deeds and break ground on a new refinery in Lamu.
A review of Kenya's policy environment for energy crops found the country has made significant progress in putting policies in place, but the next step is to improve coordination and implementation across relevant institutions. Energy crops such as cassava, sugarcane and sweet sorghum could supply feedstock for locally produced bioethanol and help create green jobs, raise rural incomes, and expand access to cleaner cooking fuels.
President William Ruto began a development tour of the Coast region, during which he issued nearly 200,000 title deeds across Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Tana River and Lamu counties, and broke ground for the Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Refinery in Lamu. The issuance is part of the Government's plan to distribute 500,000 land ownership documents in the Coast region to address longstanding squatter and land ownership challenges.
The High Court has ordered the forfeiture to the Government of Kenya of assets worth Ksh.426,851,982.04 linked to former Kilifi Principal Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi, his wife Stellah Nyaboke Otwori, and associated companies, after finding unexplained assets including bank transactions, 18 properties, and three motor vehicles.
The High Court ordered the forfeiture of state assets worth Sh426.85 million held by former Kilifi Principal Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi, his wife, and associated companies after they failed to explain the source of the wealth, the EACC said.
Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya told the Senate that the government is collaborating with national sports federations to create a centralised database of Kenyan athletes who have won medals at regional, continental and international competitions, aimed at improving talent tracking, policy planning, and recognition of achievement.
The Kenya Maritime Authority has warned people living and working along Kenya's coast to prepare for hazardous sea and weather conditions from September through December, including strong winds, rough seas, high waves, heavy rainfall, and reduced visibility. The authority advised boat operators to secure vessels, passengers and crew to wear life jackets, and fisherfolk to exercise caution and postpone non-essential sea activities when conditions deteriorate.
Ruling coalition and opposition senators clashed over President Ruto's decision to have seven Cabinet Secretaries accompany him to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Opposition senators criticized the delegation's size and cost implications, while ruling coalition members defended it as an opportunity for government business.
The Kenya Meteorological Department and Kenya Red Cross have issued a marine safety alert for Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale and Lamu counties, warning of large ocean waves and strong winds through the weekend that pose risks to small boats and people along the shoreline. Fishermen have been urged to check weather before entering the sea, avoid unnecessary trips in rough conditions, and wear lifesaving equipment.
The Kenya Women Senator's Association and National Syndemic Diseases Control Council have raised concerns over increasing HIV infections among young people, alongside rising adolescent pregnancies and gender-based violence. They are calling for joint efforts to implement the 'End the Triple Threat' campaign to curb new HIV infections, adolescent pregnancies, and sexual and gender-based violence.
Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya told the Senate that young people in Kenya's creative and sports industries face financial insecurity, intense public scrutiny, limited career opportunities, mental health pressures and post-retirement uncertainty. The Government has outlined measures including mental health support for creatives, improved athlete welfare programmes, and stronger youth empowerment initiatives.
Fifteen years after Kenya's 2010 Constitution, devolution has shifted service delivery—healthcare, roads, water, and education—from Nairobi to counties, though results are mixed. Counties have made measurable gains in health infrastructure and early childhood education, but remain heavily dependent on national transfers, struggle with revenue, pending bills, corruption, and public participation challenges.
Beach soccer stakeholders in Kilifi expressed disappointment after Kenya withdrew from its Africa Cup of Nations Beach Soccer qualifier against Libya. Players drawn from Lamu, Mombasa, Malindi and Kwale who had been preparing for the match are frustrated by the decision.
The Kilifi County Government plans to dispose of 443 unclaimed Shakahola remains by December after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations completed its investigations. The county is urging relatives to identify victims before legal deadlines for interment expire, with 14 bodies identified so far.
An opinion piece argues that biofuels are critical to Kenya's goal of universal clean cooking by 2030, with the Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy envisaging biofuels accounting for about 40 per cent of the clean cooking mix alongside electricity, LPG, biogas and cleaner biomass.
Kenya's counties have powerful stories and abundant resources — from Turkana's oil, jade, and UNESCO heritage sites to Kisumu's Lake Victoria — but fail to convert these assets into development strategies that benefit residents, turning a resource abundance into a strategy problem.
Kenya's banks hesitate to invest in the blue economy despite its potential, citing concerns over market volatility and unclear regulation. A senior government official has called on financial institutions to support maritime and shipping investments, noting the sector's capacity to create jobs and drive economic growth.
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's digital and industrial economy depends increasingly on submarine fibre-optic cables beneath the ocean. The LuLu Coastal Cable System, announced at ITW Africa 2026, is designed to connect Mombasa to Lamu through five strategic landing points and will span 144 fiber pairs with capacity up to 60 Tbps per fiber pair over a 25-year design life.
A report by ActionAid International found that climate-vulnerable countries spend nearly 25 times more on debt repayments than on climate action, with debt servicing consuming 65 per cent of their combined government revenue. Kenya's most drought-hit counties face climate shocks as debt pressures limit resources available for climate response.
A 35-year study of paediatric malaria admissions at Kilifi County Hospital found that malaria hospitalisations among children aged 1 month to 14 years fell from 25.5 per 1,000 children annually in 1999 to 0.65 per 1,000 children per year by 2020–2024, the longest continuous severe malaria surveillance record in Africa.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga will tour the United States from September 17 to October 5, visiting multiple cities to engage Kenyans in the diaspora as part of his 2027 presidential campaign on the United Green Movement ticket.
Prof Isabella Oyier, Head of the Biosciences Department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, was appointed Deputy Director (Kilifi) of the KWTRP in May this year. She credits passion and support from mentors as key drivers in her scientific career.
Kaya elders and political leaders in Kilifi have opposed the postponement and proposed rebranding of the Chenda Chenda festival, citing risk to Mijikenda cultural identity.
The government has launched a Sh2.1 billion preparedness plan to protect livestock farmers and pastoral communities from anticipated El Niño effects, targeting 24 flood-prone and livestock-rich counties. The largest share of funds will go towards vaccines, veterinary medicines, and emergency response equipment to help farmers act before disasters occur.
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has launched the Animal Identification and Traceability System (Anitrac) in Isiolo, an electronic tagging initiative to enable identification and traceability of livestock for export compliance and to combat livestock theft.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 1,298 Mpox cases and 19 deaths across 40 counties, but The Standard editorial argues that the government's failure to maintain sustained public communication—unlike its approach during Covid-19—leaves citizens uninformed and unable to exercise vigilance against the disease.
Kenya's Coast is set to benefit from the planned LuLu Coastal Cable System linking Mombasa to Lamu, which will connect five landing points along the Indian Ocean coastline and could attract data centres, cloud services and technology businesses to the region.
The government has identified 18 counties as high-risk areas ahead of heavy rains and flooding expected from October, with a multi-agency team already working in Baringo County on evacuation and preparation efforts.
Kenya's adolescents face a growing crisis of HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, and sexual and gender-based violence. State and non-state actors gathered at a National Round Table Forum in Nairobi to address the interconnected challenges, warning that urgent and targeted interventions are needed to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control.
Kenya's Ministry of Health has activated its El Niño preparedness plan in 18 high-risk counties ahead of heavy rains expected during October-December, warning of increased flooding, displacement, and waterborne and vector-borne disease outbreaks. The ministry is seeking support from development and health partners for medical structures, emergency services, health campaigns, water and sanitation interventions, and medical supplies.