Kenya Airways begins direct cargo flights from Mombasa to UAE

By Citizen Reporter,

National Flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa ...

cargo flights , kq

Nominated MCA and ex-KFF Chair Mohamed Hatimy dies of suspected COVID-19

By Citizen Team,

Nominated MCA and former Kenya Football Federation (KFF) Chairman Mohamed Hatimy on Saturday died of suspected COVID-19 at a Mombasa hospital, the fam...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Mohamed Hatimy , odm

35 curfew breakers arrested in Governor Joho-led night raid in Mombasa

By Tonny Ndungu,

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho on Saturday led an operation alongside law enforcement officers and the county inspectorate with 35 people getting arrest...

coronavirus

Uhuru unveils policy measures to speed up UHC roll-out

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today unveiled a raft of policy interventions aimed at fast tracking the national rollout of the Universal Health Coverage (U...

NHIF , UHC

WFP, Gov’t set up cash transfers for Mombasa families hit by COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the government have launched cash transfers for 24,000 families whose livelihoods were destroyed by the impact of c...

coronavirus , JOHO , Mombasa , WFP

Commuters, matatu operators arrested in Mombasa for breaking COVID-19 rules

By George Aoko,

Scores of commuters and matatu operators were on Tuesday morning arrested in Mombasa after police launched a crackdown on those flouting COVID-19 regu...

coronavirus , star of the sea

Tononoka Principal dies 5 days after school was closed over COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Tononoka Secondary Principal Mohammed Khamis has died following a short illness. Also Read: Star of the Sea, Tononoka schools closed over COVID-19 ...

coronavirus , Tononoka

Star of the Sea, Tononoka schools closed over COVID-19 cases

By George Aoko,

Star of the Sea Secondary School and Tononoka High School in Mombasa have been closed following positive cases of COVID-19. Reports indicate that s...

coronavirus , star of the sea secondary school , tononoka high school

COVID-19 recognition: Sonko Rescue Team, Nairobi, Makueni, Mombasa Counties awarded

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Several volunteer organizations were on Friday awarded for their outstanding role in supplementing the government’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pa...

sonko rescue team

Former Likoni MP Masoud Mwahima dies at age 78

By Asha Bekidusa,

Former Likoni Member of Parliament Masoud Mwahima has died at the age of 78. According to his son, Juma Mwahima, the deceased succumbed to asthma c...

asthma , governor Hassan Joho , Likoni MP , Masoud Mwahima

‘Raila is strong, recovering well after surgery,’ says Governor Joho

By Ian Omondi,

Mombasa County Governor Ali Hassan Joho on Thursday sought to reassure Kenyans and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) supporters that party leader Raila...

Dr Oburu Odinga , Governor Ali Hassan Joho , odm , raila odinga

Man who fled Old Town after testing positive for Covid-19 found dead, 3 others arrested

By George Aoko,

One of the five Covid-19 patients who escaped from Old Town, Mombasa County, prompting a manhunt by police has been found dead. According to Mombas...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Governor Ali Hassan Joho , Mombasa County. , Old Town

Hunt on after 5 people who tested positive for Covid-19 flee Old Town with families

By Stephen Letoo,

Police in Mombasa are now looking for five people who fled their homes in Old Town after testing positive for Covid-19. Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan...

COVID-19 , Governor Ali Hassan Joho , Old Town

‘We are appealing to Kenyans to willingly come forward to be tested,’ MOH says

By Citizen Reporter,

The Health Ministry is appealing to Kenyans to willingly come forward and be tested, particularly in areas where mass testing is underway. On Sunda...

coronavirus , coronavirus testing

Mombasa’s Old Town residents to be tested by force if they don’t show up willingly- Joho

By George Aoko,

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has threatened that residents of Old Town in Monbasa will be tested for coronavirus by force should they not participate ...

Mombasa old town

Counties step up measures to fight Covid-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Counties continue to scale up measures to combat the spread of the novel CoronaVirus amid a shortage of face masks and other personal protective equip...

Joho donates masks for police to give people instead of arresting them

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has donated thousands of face masks to the National Police Service to help in combating the coronavirus disease (COVI...

coronavirus , Face masks , Hassan Joho

Joho now wants President Kenyatta to declare lock-down to prevent coronavirus spread

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare a total lock down in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus....

coronavirus , Hassan Joho

Former President Daniel Moi is dead

By Tonny Ndungu,

Former President Daniel Moi is dead The announcement on Moi's death was made on Tuesday morning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. “Moi has been at ...

moidead

‘Greatest star’ Kipchoge steals SOYA show

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Dubbed “Night Under the Stars, with the Stars",  the 16th edition of the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) was a superb affair ...

Eliud Kipchoge , SOYA Gala