Mombasa: Teenager arrested in connection with criminal gang
A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a criminal gang allegedly using panga and other crude weapons on members of the public in Mombasa, police have confirmed. In a statement, the teenager was nabbed yesterday in Majaoni after the area chief reported spotting the gang notorious for mugging and demanding money from locals that […]
CJ Martha Koome constitutes 3-judge bench to hear Sonko’s petition against Wiper Party
Chief Justice Martha Koome has constituted a three-judge bench to hear and determine former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s petition. The ex-county chief is seeking orders to bar the Wiper Democratic party from appointing a candidate to replace him in the Mombasa gubernatorial race. In a letter dated June 29 signed on her behalf by the […]
Mombasa sex workers hike prices over current economic hardship
Sex workers drawn from Mombasa County have called on their clients to dig deeper into their pockets, to enjoy their services due to the biting economic times being witnessed in the country. Nkoko Injuu Africa (an NGO that champions sex workers’ rights), through its outreach coordinator Lucy Kiragu, said that the skyrocketing prices of basic […]
Mombasa sex workers hike prices over current economic hardship
Sex workers drawn from Mombasa County have called on their clients to dig deeper into their pockets, to enjoy their services due to the biting economic times being witnessed in the country. Nkoko Injuu Africa (an NGO that champions sex workers’ rights), through its outreach coordinator Lucy Kiragu, said that the skyrocketing prices of basic […]
Mombasa: Officer dies after being electrocuted by iron cloth line
A police officer in Kisauni, Mombasa county, died on Monday, June 27, 2022, after being electrocuted by an iron cloth line. In the incident, the officer identified as MaKomora Mohamed was enjoying dinner with his family while their househelp was laying a wet mopper on the line before getting electrocuted. The family suddenly heard the […]
70-year-old woman cries for justice after being stripped naked in Mombasa
A 70-year-old woman who was allegedly stripped naked by a Pakistan national in Mombasa is now crying for justice accusing police officers of having received bribes to interfere with investigations. The woman who now claims she injured her back during the scuffle said that she had visited Sonic International limited offices in the Shimanzi area […]
Mombasa student pleads guilty to sneaking tear gas canister into school
A student from St Charles Lwanga secondary school in Changamwe, Mombasa, accused of sneaking a tear gas canister into the school, has pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of public stores. The minor, who appeared before Mombasa Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet, told the court that he wished to change his plea, days after […]