Minors who were strangled and their bodies set on fire laid to rest in emotional ceremony
Two minors who were strangled to death and their bodies set on fire by their father, following a domestic row, have been buried at a Mombasa cemetery. The deceased Daniel Chacha aged eight and his younger brother David Boke aged four were buried in a solemn ceremony that was attended by hundreds of Mombasa residents […]
Mombasa: Man gets 10 years in jail for raping deaf, dumb woman
A man who forcefully had sex with a 32-year-old woman whom he claimed was his girlfriend has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Shanzu senior resident Magistrate David Odhiambo said that the prosecution had proved its case against Hussein Ababukar beyond reasonable doubt for the count of rape. “In view of the foregoing l […]
Residents file petition seeking challenging nomination of Mombasa MCAs
Three Mombasa residents have moved to court seeking orders to revoke, the appointment of nominated Members of the county Assembly of Mombasa. The trio Julius Ogogo, James Nyanjom and Philip Odongo(listed as petitioners) now claim that among those who were nominated as persons with disability from the marginalized group, he is representing he is not […]
Mombasa: Magistrate buys 3 shirts for suspect facing incest charges
A Mombasa magistrate, who on Monday, October 3, 2022, offered to buy a suspect three shirts after he made an emotional appeal in court, has fulfilled his promise. The suspect, Richard Christopher Odhiambo, who once again appeared before the court in a torn shirt, was handed over the shirts by Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet […]
Mombasa rolls out Ebola contingency plan, sets up isolation ward
Health officials in Mombasa have rolled out a contingency plan for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) prevention and containment, three days after the Ministry of health listed the county in the red zone of a possible outbreak of the deadly contagion. Public Health Chief Officer Pauline Oginga said among the measures includes setting up of a […]
Mombasa county government orders closure of illegal dumpsites
Mombasa county government has ordered the closure of all illegal dumping sites in the coastal city in the next seven days. Issuing the orders, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir said that the landfills were to be used as transfer sites, but because of lack of order, they ended up turning out to be garbage sites. Nassir […]
Mombasa: Police officer turns away 2 brothers aged 10 and 13 who were sodomised
A police officer assigned to the gender desk at the Mjambere police station in Kisauni, Mombasa county, has been accused of turning away two brothers who had gone to report cases of alleged defilement. The two minors, aged 10 and 13 respectively, sought to record their statements and obtain an OB number at the police […]