Environmentalists in Mombasa County are urging the County government to intensify efforts against pollution, particularly along local beaches. During a cleanup event for World Cleanup Day in Mikindani, Alfred Sigo, CEO of Pwani Youth Network, emphasized the need for awareness campaigns on responsible waste management. Sigo advocated for youth inclusion in conservation initiatives, such as the “Kazi Mtaani” program, to foster a healthier environment. The event, themed “Arctic Cities and Marine Litter,” attracted over 200 participants, including youth, students, and local peacemakers. “Mombasa generates significant solid waste, which often ends up at dumpsites, encroaching on our beaches and impacting living conditions,” Sigo noted. He urged the national government to enforce stricter plastic regulations, as plastic pollution threatens marine life and the economy.
Over 100 residents from Viwandani ward in Makadara Sub County were sensitised on the importance of food safety and the management of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases by the Diabetes Awareness Trust (DAT). This community dialogue is part of DAT’s ongoing campaign to raise awareness among the general public about the importance of consuming safe, produced foods through agroecology and organic farming and linking with general human health and the management and prevention of diabetes and other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The dialogue was organised in partnership with the Makadara Sub County Department of Health Management in the Mukuru Skills Training Centre. The event targeted residents from Lunga Lunga Square, Ridon, Donholm, Daima, Riverside, Kingstone, and Uchumi units of Viwandani Ward, a vibrant low-income settlement nestled within Nairobi County.
Residents of Sogoo in the newly created Narok Amalo Sub County are set to benefit from electricity connectivity through the ongoing Last Mile Connectivity Project! Narok South MP Kitilai Ole Ntutu expressed gratitude to the government for funding the initiative, which will connect over 200 homesteads to electricity at no cost. “Residents only need to handle the wiring in their homes, and the government will bring electricity right to their doorstep,” he said at a recent public baraza. The MP also shared plans for a water project that will provide clean water to every home in the area, enhancing living conditions for all residents. “The Sogoo water project will be completed soon, ensuring access to clean water,” he assured the community.
Yesterday, in honour of World Rivers Day, Nyeri Water and Sanitation Company (Nyewasco) Managing Director, Eng. Peter Kahuthu, and Board of Directors chairman Gathogo Mwangi took part in planting bamboo seedlings at the firm’s Kangemi Sewer Treatment Plant near Nyeri town. This year’s theme, “Waterways of Life,” emphasizes the crucial role rivers play in our ecosystems and communities. The team noted that by planting the seedlings, they were not only contributing to the health of the local environment but also promoting sustainable practices to protect the area’s vital waterways.
A crack team of detectives drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit Mombasa and DCI Diani have swooped down on two notorious drug traffickers in the bustling corner ya Chief area in Diani, seizing Marijuana worth over Sh9 million.
Following a crucial tip-off, the officers swiftly apprehended a suspect Hamisi Omar, who led them to a nearby drug store where they uncovered 10 sacks of Marijuana weighing 314.05kgs with an approximate street value of Sh9, 421, 500. The pursuit then led to the arrest of the main suspect, Irene Auma, aged 30 years in a nearby house. In a similar operation at Luore shopping Centre in Rusinga West location, another team of officers raided a suspected illicit drug den, seizing sacks of unrolled bhang with a street value of Sh1,749,000, along with 30 jerry cans of illicit brew (Chang’aa) valued at approximately Sh240,000. The main suspect, Kevin Barasa alias Kevo, managed to evade capture.
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