Nehemiah Okwembah

Journalists covering Shakahola massacre get psychosocial counselling

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-07-11 17:09:34

Kenya Red Cross said the programme is meant to help the scribes cope with the effects of viewing dead bodies.

Governor Mung'aro reshuffles cabinet to tame corruption, boost service delivery

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-08-03 07:47:49

Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro has reshuffled the transition cabinet amid complaints of poor services and corruption in some of the county’s departments.

Pemba tribe destroys fake IDs after receiving official papers

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-08-13 01:24:08

The Pemba are from Pemba Island in Zanzibar who claim they came to Kenya before World War 2. They are predominantly fishermen and rice farmers who moved freely for trade.

Refurbished Vasco Da Gama pillar brings life to Malindi

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-09-01 12:49:25

Visitors in Malindi have the advantage of using one ticket to access four national monuments that are part of the Malindi Tourist Circuit.

Embrace crusades as part of self-regulation, Koskei tells churches

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-09-12 08:32:57

Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has called on mainstream churches to reinitiate Christian fellowships and crusades as a way of regulating the church.

It took 38 years, Sh140m to translate Bible in Pokomo

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-10-02 22:20:45

The Pokomo community in Tana River county is celebrating a significant milestone with the official dedication of a Bible translated into their dialect.

Kilifi Governor Mung'aro seeking Sh930m for El Nino

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-10-06 10:52:32

The county chief is calling on well-wishers and development partners to help raise the funds ahead of the expected heavy rains.

Paul Makenzi jailed for one year for operating studio without valid license

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-12-01 16:02:31

Court sentences Paul Makenzi to 12 months in jail for operating a film studio and producing films without a valid license; offence committed in 2019.

Nakhumicha promises to fine-tune heath laws

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-12-07 17:39:35

The CS said she will use the time the case is going on to re-look at the three laws to fine-tune them and do away with grey areas.

Groups embrace mangrove restoration after getting funding

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2023-12-31 14:16:14

The Sita Umoja Creek Self-Help group received Sh4.9 million and set up a mangrove tree nursery that has yielded at least 78,000 seedlings in six months.

Nine more in court over Sh8.5b Utalii College project graft claims

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-01-02 09:54:18

This brings to 12 the number of persons charged in connection with the project after three others denied the charges last Friday.

Hustlers sue Ruto over empty poll pledges, demand Sh426b compensation

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-01-06 12:02:03

In the petition filed at the Malindi High Court on January 4, the hustlers claim that the Kenya Kwanza campaign narrative has turned out to be false.

Groups call for intervention as strange disease ravages villagers

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-01-13 20:29:48

For Jumwa Jefwa, the mysterious condition began as constant itching on her legs. Her legs are now completely deformed and she has been bedridden for 13 years.

Assistant County Commissioner arrested for allegedly selling relief food

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-01-31 17:01:49

EACC claims that Boyana stole and sold 105 bags of rice and one bag of beans, valued at Sh550,200.

Azimio senators vow to reject Housing Bill

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-02-26 16:51:25

Senators Stewart Madzayo (Kilifi), Mohamed Faki (Mombasa) and Issa Juma (Kwale) vowed to vote against the Bill.

Mung'aro wants Shakahola victims bodies removed from Malindi morgue

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-02-26 18:17:02

Mung'aro said the bodies were delaying the implementation of county programmes. 

Drama in court as Paul Makenzi accuses police of mistreatment

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-03-07 17:17:55

There was drama at the Malindi law courts after controversial cult leader Paul Nthenge Makenzie protested the treatment he was being accorded.

Uproar in coast over crackdown on mnazi wine traders

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-03-14 16:15:55

Kilifi leaders and traders said the palm wine, locally known as Mnazi, was not classified as an illicit liquor and that the crackdown by law enforcers was illegal.

Initiative to woo farmers back to cashew nuts

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-03-19 12:17:07

Farmers have been taught how to prepare nurseries, and this has encouraged and attracted many more people to Cashew nuts.

KFS banks on technology to curb illegal logging

By Nehemiah Okwembah   2024-03-24 18:17:11

Kilifi KFS conservator Elvis Fondo said they are using satellite images to monitor forests.