President William Ruto accompanied by Deputy President Prof Kindiki Kithure inspect the Mariakani 400/220kV Substation, a critical infrastructure project enhancing power supply in the Kilifi County. [PCS] Mijikenda Kaya elders have made a passionate appeal to President William Ruto to honour his promise of providing employment opportunities to coast residents at the port of Mombasa. The Elders said currently the operations have stabilized under the leadership of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) chairman Benjamin Tayari and managing director Captain William Ruto and hence Coast residents want jobs from the region’s main economic hub. Led by the coordinator of Mijikenda Kaya Elders Tsuma Kombe,…
Author: By Nehemiah Okwembah
Members of the Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee led by chairman and Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi join Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro and his team at the Malindi Water and Sewerage Company (MAWASCO) premises in Malindi town, Malindi Sub County in Kilifi County on Tuesday, April, 22, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. The Social Health Authority (SHA) owes the Kilifi County Government more than Sh300 million. This is according to Governor Gideon Mung’aro who wants the Senate Public Investment and Special Funds Committee to intervene so that it can be paid. He said the unpaid bill had affected the delivery…
Illegal water connections at a private property in Malindi town, Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. The Malindi Water and Sewerage Company (MAWASCO) loses 40 per cent of its water supply to illegal connections each month, exacerbating the shortage of this essential commodity in Kilifi County. MAWASCO Managing Director Felix Wanje announced yesterday the formation of a special investigation and enforcement team to address the issue. Mr Wanje stated that the water theft syndicate also involves politicians whose properties are either illegally connected to the water system or have accrued substantial unpaid bills. “We received reports that high-profile politicians with properties…