Mombasa initiates safety assessment exercise on all schools after Hillside fire tragedy
Mombasa county will on Monday, September 9, 2024, initiate a free fire and safety assessment exercise covering all schools. This follows the Hillside Endarasha fire tragedy that has since claimed the lives of 21 pupils, with reports indicating a possible rise in the number as several other pupils cannot be accounted for. Mombasa universities to […]
Mombasa couple charged with stealing bale of wheat flour
A middle-aged woman alongside her husband have pleaded guilty to charges of stealing one bale of wheat flour. The duo Saumu Ali and Evans Odhiambo who appeared before Mombasa senior principal magistrate Vincent Adet pleaded guilty to the charges and informed the court that they allegedly stole the wheat flour to fend for their kids […]
Mombasa: Police nab members of dreaded ‘Panga Boys’ gang
The National Police Service has announced that its officers on patrol in Kisauni have nabbed 5 youths belonging to a gang known as ‘Panga Boys’. “Police officers on patrol in Mjambere ward in Kisauni Sub-County have this morning arrested 5 youths belonging to an organized criminal group dubbed ‘Panga Boys.’ The five Abdul Shakur Charo, […]
Police foil planned Al-Shabaab terror attack in Mombasa
Detectives in the coast region have foiled a major terrorist attack following the arrest of three suspected Al-Shabaab militants who allegedly planned to carry out attacks across the region during the Easter holidays. Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) in Kisauni Barsheba, Mombasa County arrested three Somalia nationals namely Osman Mohammed Hasssan, Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, and Hussein […]
Teary Shabhal supporters ask him to run on Independent ticket, fault Raila for ‘selecting’ leaders for them
Ardent supporters of Mombasa-based business mogul Suleiman Shahbal have called on him to consider running for the Mombasa county gubernatorial seat on an Independent ticket. The residents, who made emotive speeches during a town-hall meeting with the ODM politician, faulted ODM leader Raila Odinga for ‘selecting’ a candidate for them in the gubernatorial race. They […]
Two cops die under unclear circumstances in Mombasa
Two police officers based in Mombasa County are reported to have committed suicide. In the first incident, police constable David Koech Kurgat was discovered dead, at Bandari Sacco’s perimeter wall where he had been assigned duties to guard the Saccos disputed land in Kisauni. According to a police statement by Ramadan Ali of Concordia Police […]
Widow cries for justice after she was evicted from her Ksh30M house in Nyali
A widow is crying for justice after she was evicted from a family residence at Rainbow Estate in Nyali Constituency, Mombasa County through alleged fake court documents. Emmy Andisi Agano has been reportedly living at a neighbour’s servant quarter after being evicted from her family bungalow which is alleged to cost Ksh30 million. She said […]