Coast residents can look forward to enjoying fresh water in their taps after the Mombasa County government got President Uhuru Kenyatta’s approval to acquire more than 10 acres at the Shimo La Tewa Secondary School to set up a Sh16 billion desalination plant, a first in the country. The move has given impetus to Governor […]

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has reportedly identified four potential candidates to replace Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho once his second five-year term comes to an end in 2022. According to The Star, Wiper Party is considering Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo, politician Suleiman Shahbal, former Mombasa county secretary Francis Thoya and former Nyali MP Hezron Awiti. On […]

The County Government of Migori has organised a retreat for the County Executive, County Assembly and senior government officers in Mombasa. The retreat aims at finding a working formula between the County Executive and the Assembly, so that services are delivered effectively to the people of Migori. To achieve this, delegates will learn the following; […]

By Ali Hassan Joho via fb Whilst devolution created two levels of government, the new dispensation completely overlooked provision of adequate funding to the cities of Kenya. It is in this regard that the 5 largest cities of Kenya are pursuing an initiative aimed at addressing this gap. I was glad to host the Governors […]

Detectives from the DCI conducted a raid on the home of a suspected drug lord, Ali Punjani, in the Mombasa, on Monday night, after Interior CS Fred Matiang’i ordered a crackdown on narcotics. It emerged that Punjani was so influential that he had been assigned 19 police bodyguards. More than 30 police officers participated in […]