Joackim Bwana

PS assures farmers unsold tea will not affect bonus payout

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-03 00:00:00

The bonus payout to farmers will not be affected by tea piling up in the warehouses in Mombasa.

Group petitions Mombasa court to stop road levy

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-05 16:30:46

Haki Yetu Organisation says the road levy increase from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre was unconstitutional, illegal, unreasonable, and harsh.

Hospitals grapple with lack of key drugs and supplies

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-14 07:30:00

A dire shortage of essential drugs has hit public health facilities in Mombasa and Kwale counties.

'Makenzi told followers to starve as family fed'

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-14 19:00:00

A 17-year-old girl has narrated how she was picked by her mother from a school in Eldoret and taken to Mombasa to a church linked to controversial pastor Paul Makenzi.

Prosecution witness recants statement in Shakahola massacre case

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-15 16:34:53

The main prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre trial has recanted her statement to the police and claimed that she lied to the state counsel.

Mudavadi says high debt derailing government agenda

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-15 17:01:48

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said high debt service has forced the government to make tight budget adjustments on essential public sector development programs.

Another blow as court halts Sh7 Fuel Levy increase pending case

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-16 18:00:00

Court has stopped the implementation of the Road Levy increase reducing tax by Sh7 saying it was published without adequate public participation

Former OCS claims wild animals killed some of Makenzi followers

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-16 19:40:18

Some of the followers of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi were killed by wild animals from Chakama Ranch Phase 3, a former senior police officer has told a court in Mombasa.

Soft life: Women scramble for pillows as China Square opens doors in Coast

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-23 12:30:38

There was an unprecedented scramble for soft bed pillows by women in Mombasa as China Square officially opened its doors in the county.

Njeru re-elected KTDA chair amid member protests

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-23 19:13:45

Enos Njeru has been re-elected the chairman of the giant Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) in polls conducted under tight police security in Mombasa.

Naivas opens new store in Mombasa

By Joackim Bwana   2024-08-30 18:33:50

Naivas Supermarket has opened its 12th store in Mombasa at Nyali, the retailer’s 105th outlet in Kenya.

Kalonzo says Ruto exploiting pact with Raila to weaken Azimio

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-01 16:00:36

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has accused President William Ruto of employing divide-and-rule tactics to weaken the opposition and break Azimio.

Gachagua wants KTDA to close down loss-making subsidiaries

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-05 17:49:11

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says KTDA's loss-making subsidiaries must be closed down so that it can concentrate on selling tea and lowering production costs.

Why body of philanthropic Mombasa mogul was paraded in the streets

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-06 14:31:20

Billionaire Hasmukhbhai Kanji Patel had one final wish: to be seen by the people of Mombasa who benefitted from his philanthropy but never met him.

Atwoli slams Nassir, Sakaja over filthy cities

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-07 13:50:51

Trade unions should agitate for better services from the county government, Central Organization of Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has said.

Fertiliser prices to remain at Sh2,500 a bag, PS says

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-19 12:48:12

Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh has said the fertiliser will be distributed within two weeks and collected at tea trading centers

Lobby groups criticise Appeal's Court verdict on Mombasa Cement's land case

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-25 18:00:53

Mombasa Cement had sought a chance to contest ownership of a Sh350 million land in Mavoko, Kitui County before the Supreme Court.

JKIA pump malfunction caused flight delays, says CS Wandayi

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-27 08:30:00

Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has denied that there is shortage of jet fuel as alleged by some of the local airlines Thursday.

Nassir distances self from blogger's abduction, sodomy

By Joackim Bwana   2024-09-30 20:45:00

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has distanced himself and his mother from the assault and sodomy of a blogger 

Why activists want Ruto stripped the green awards

By Joackim Bwana   2024-10-04 15:47:49

The activists are citing Ruto's policies on the export of baobab trees, mining in forests and nuclear power generation as contradictory to climate action.