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Joackim Bwana

Mombasa raha: How Coast women keep Luo, Luhya, Kisii men in captivity

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-02 10:48:00

Most up-country men find themselves entrapped by Coastal women and end up investing all their earnings and savings on them.

Activist sues Nema for allowing tycoon to construct wall on wetland

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-06 16:38:46

An activist has filed a case against the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) for issuing a licence to a Mombasa tycoon to develop a boundary wall on a wetland.

Mbadi blames unfair ratings for rising loan costs

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-07 00:00:00

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said that unfair and ill-informed credit ratings by foreign agencies have driven up Kenya’s borrowing costs.

Japan's Takaichi eyes expanding coalition, reports say

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-07 10:27:53

Japan's incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament.

Supreme Court upholds Kingi's election as Senate Speaker

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-09 14:26:06

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition to annul the election of  Amason Kingi as Speaker of the Senate.

CS Tuya loses bid to stop Sh1m award to a soldier she sacked

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-10 09:14:00

A soldier unlawfully sacked for allegedly stealing his boss's bicycle has won a case against Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya at the Supreme Court.

How family has been pushed in Sh10 million debt after SHA falls short for daughter's brain tumour

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-12 14:00:00

Rose Akinyi has been admitted to several hospitals, including Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital, Aga Khan, Mombasa Hospital, Bomu Hospital, and Coast General Hospital

Mangrove restoration boost income, health in Kwale's Majoreni village

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-14 12:58:20

The rays of the setting sun cast long shadows of the boys playing football on the white sand. At a distance women and men are busy planting or tending to the mangrove trees.

Judge cancels sale of Mombasa postal land

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-15 09:30:00

The High Court in Mombasa has nullified the sale of public land in Mombasa belonging to Postal Corporation of Kenya that was fraudulently sold to private developers.

Why courts have stopped Sh200 billion Lamu coal power project

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-21 16:14:54

The proposed Sh200 billion coal project in Lamu is in limbo after the court cancelled it, saying that it would interfere with the area classified as a UNESCO heritage site.

How foreigners are dying at the hands of local lovers

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-24 10:31:09

On Tuesday, the High Court in Mombasa heard how Rouwenhorst’s wife orchestrated his death and paid Sh1 million to his killers.

New rating law allows counties to auction land over unpaid rates

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-25 10:54:42

The legislation permits county governments to auction private land for rates arrears without a court order.

Court lifts order blocking clearance of Sh45b rice from Mombasa port

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-27 07:00:00

The High Court in Mombasa has lifted an order stopping the clearance of 250,000 tonnes of rice worth Sh45 billion from the Port of Mombasa.

Mombasa on the spot over Sh17bn waste tender signed without assembly approval

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-29 19:43:46

The activists also want the county to reveal the dates when the alleged public participation was conducted.

Agriculture sector borrowing balloons to Sh167.7 billion

By Joackim Bwana   2025-10-31 06:00:00

The Central Bank of Kenya said that lending in the agriculture sector has ballooned to Sh167.7 billion in September 2025, up from Sh141.9 billion in September 2023.

Safaricom to reward customers, boost communities as it celebrates 25 years

By Joackim Bwana   2025-11-05 08:17:50

Safaricom has launched a nationwide promotion dubbed “Shangwe @25” to celebrate 25 years of connecting and transforming lives.

Surveyors attribute landslides to deforestation and poor land use

By Joackim Bwana   2025-11-06 14:38:00

According to ISK, the continued deforestation had weakened soil structures, destabilised slopes, and compromised the natural drainage systems that prevent such disasters.

Landlord to pay tenant sh62 million compensation over illegal eviction

By Joackim Bwana   2025-11-11 16:06:01

The landlord said that it does not have the Sh62,047,350 award, and the tenant would auction the land if the stay is not granted.

Court rules Bamburi Cement has capacity to pay Sh3.3 billion claim

By Joackim Bwana   2025-11-13 10:43:16

The Court of Appeal in Mombasa has ruled that Bamburi Cement has sufficient assets to offset the Sh3,374,684,920 owed to Roy Hauliers Limited in a breach of contract claim.

Mombasa Sh17b waste management tender challenged in court

By Joackim Bwana   2025-11-13 14:12:04

A human rights group wants the High Court to compel Mombasa County to make public the Sh17 billion waste tender awarded to a Ghanaian conglomerate.