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Marion Kithi

Thieves break into Kilifi school to steal tithes

The thugs, armed with toy guns, staged the raid on Tuesday night after assaulting three night guards who attempted to prevent them from entering the school.

Thieves break into Kilifi school to steal tithes

Wrangles in Kilifi assembly deepen as MCAs plot to impeach speaker

Wrangles in Kilifi assembly deepen as MCAs plot to impeach speaker

Blow to Pastor Makenzi as court of appeal approves 191 murder charges

Blow to Pastor Makenzi as court of appeal approves 191 murder charges

Outrage as female MCA alleges assault by male peers in budget clash

Outrage as female MCA alleges assault by male peers in budget clash

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Food security in drought stricken areas of Ganze is under threaten after marauding elephants invaded farms in the area destroying more than 100 acres of maize.

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

A retired headteacher in Irate village of Magarini, Kilifi County is nursing injuries after he was on Thursday beaten up by irate villagers for stabbing a 13-year-old boy.

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

MPs decry child labour in Kilifi over rising use of underage herders

A parliamentary committee has raised concern over the increasing number of underage children hired as herders in parts of Kilifi County.

MPs decry child labour in Kilifi over rising use of underage herders

Alarm as lack of sanitary towels fuels school girls' absenteeism, dropouts

Period poverty keeps Kilifi schoolgirls out of class.

Alarm as lack of sanitary towels fuels school girls' absenteeism, dropouts

Family demands autopsy of boy who died in police custody

A 15-year-old boy, arrested for allegedly assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend, died by suicide in Bamba Police Station cells on Sunday evening.

Family demands autopsy of boy who died in police custody

Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts

Police say the suspect murdered his neighbour when they had just come back from the mosque after evening prayers.

Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts

Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks

Fishermen in Kilifi County have decried the decrease in fish stock in the Indian Ocean following the arrival of large foreign fishing vessels.

Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks

The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze

Water scarcity is not news in Ganze, infamous for famine and hunger. For years, residents relied on food donation as their maize crops dried up due to drought.

The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze

Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated

Appellate judges contended that there is no legal restriction on the number of charges that may be brought against accused persons.

Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated

State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide

The government has launched 483 trade testing centres to examine the competence of 21,582 candidates in the Technical Vocational Training and Education across the country

State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide

CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs

Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said the government has an elaborate plan to reinvigorate the digital economy.

CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs

Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road

Dozens of Rojorojo residents in Kilifi County staged a protest on Tuesday over the deplorable condition of the stalled 56-kilometre Ganze-Kilifi Road.

Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road

Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi

Police on Monday arrested a self-proclaimed pastor in Chonyi, Kilifi County, with pieces of bones, brown stone-like substances, and suspected fetish items.

Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi

Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana

Schools close in Ganze and Magarini along Kilifi and Tana River border as tension rise. Residents and local leaders call for an end to regular clashes between herders and farmers.

Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana

Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems

Some families have resigned themselves to the possibility that they will never find the bodies of their loved ones.

Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems

Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans

A budget shortfall has put immense strain on the provision of healthcare, agriculture, education, and sanitation services in Kilifi county.

By 4 months ago

Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans

Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results

A girl in Kilifi county is among top achievers in the 2024 KCSE examination.

By 4 months ago

Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results

Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant

In the tranquil Uyombo village, a multi-billion-shilling nuclear power plant threatens the environment, health, and livelihoods of local communities.

By 5 months ago

Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant

16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified

Sixteen more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims have been identified through DNA tests, Government Chief Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor has said.

By 5 months ago

16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Food security in drought stricken areas of Ganze is under threaten after marauding elephants invaded farms in the area destroying more than 100 acres of maize.

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

A retired headteacher in Irate village of Magarini, Kilifi County is nursing injuries after he was on Thursday beaten up by irate villagers for stabbing a 13-year-old boy.

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

MPs decry child labour in Kilifi over rising use of underage herders

A parliamentary committee has raised concern over the increasing number of underage children hired as herders in parts of Kilifi County.

MPs decry child labour in Kilifi over rising use of underage herders

Alarm as lack of sanitary towels fuels school girls' absenteeism, dropouts

Period poverty keeps Kilifi schoolgirls out of class.

Alarm as lack of sanitary towels fuels school girls' absenteeism, dropouts

Family demands autopsy of boy who died in police custody

A 15-year-old boy, arrested for allegedly assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend, died by suicide in Bamba Police Station cells on Sunday evening.

Family demands autopsy of boy who died in police custody

Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts

Police say the suspect murdered his neighbour when they had just come back from the mosque after evening prayers.

Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts

Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks

Fishermen in Kilifi County have decried the decrease in fish stock in the Indian Ocean following the arrival of large foreign fishing vessels.

Foreign vessels blamed for depletion of fish stocks

The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze

Water scarcity is not news in Ganze, infamous for famine and hunger. For years, residents relied on food donation as their maize crops dried up due to drought.

The Aloe Vera miracle in drought-prone Ganze

Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated

Appellate judges contended that there is no legal restriction on the number of charges that may be brought against accused persons.

Shakahola: 191 charges against Makenzi, 30 others reinstated

State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide

The government has launched 483 trade testing centres to examine the competence of 21,582 candidates in the Technical Vocational Training and Education across the country

State to examine 21 582 TVET candidates countrywide

CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs

Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said the government has an elaborate plan to reinvigorate the digital economy.

CS Mutua urges youth to embrace online jobs

Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road

Dozens of Rojorojo residents in Kilifi County staged a protest on Tuesday over the deplorable condition of the stalled 56-kilometre Ganze-Kilifi Road.

Kilifi residents protest over stalled Ganze-Kilifi road

Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi

Police on Monday arrested a self-proclaimed pastor in Chonyi, Kilifi County, with pieces of bones, brown stone-like substances, and suspected fetish items.

Police arrest 'pastor' with fetish items in Kilifi

Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana

Schools close in Ganze and Magarini along Kilifi and Tana River border as tension rise. Residents and local leaders call for an end to regular clashes between herders and farmers.

Seven schools closed as hundred flee tribal on Kilifi-Tana

Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems

Some families have resigned themselves to the possibility that they will never find the bodies of their loved ones.

Shakahola massacre: Why victims kin are planning to bury banana stems

Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans

A budget shortfall has put immense strain on the provision of healthcare, agriculture, education, and sanitation services in Kilifi county.

By 4 months ago

Kilifi county's Sh35.9b budget deficit affects development plans

Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results

A girl in Kilifi county is among top achievers in the 2024 KCSE examination.

By 4 months ago

Top student scores A as Bahari Girls posts impressive results

Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant

In the tranquil Uyombo village, a multi-billion-shilling nuclear power plant threatens the environment, health, and livelihoods of local communities.

By 5 months ago

Fears, hopes of Kilifi village picked to host nuclear power plant

16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified

Sixteen more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims have been identified through DNA tests, Government Chief Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor has said.

By 5 months ago

16 more bodies of Shakahola massacre victims identified

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Food security in drought stricken areas of Ganze is under threaten after marauding elephants invaded farms in the area destroying more than 100 acres of maize.

Farmers count losses as elephants destroy crops in Kilifi

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

A retired headteacher in Irate village of Magarini, Kilifi County is nursing injuries after he was on Thursday beaten up by irate villagers for stabbing a 13-year-old boy.

Retired headteacher nursing injuries after being beaten up for stabbing 13-year-old boy

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