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Launch of the National School Health Policy photo by PK   BY PETER KOMBE The government treated more than 6.3 million in over 18,000 schools across 161 sub counties in the National School Based Deworming program NSBD in 2018. Children aged 2-14 years were treated for two parasitic worm infections; Soil Transmitted Helminths STH and Schistosomiasis SCH which are among the 10 globally recognized tropical diseases. Speaking during the launch of the second edition of the 2018 National School Health policy in Kilifi county on Friday the Ministry of health Newborn Child and Adolescent Health unit Director Dr Stewart Kabaka said the ministry is committed to ensure that school going children remain healthy. According to him the ministry aims at bringing the deworming prevalence to zero by next year. “As a ministry we are committed to ensure that the health of our children is not at stake,” he said. Dr. Kabaka lauded Kilifi county government on the milestones ta...

Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki presenting a certificate to one of the graduands at Wesley Methodist Tononoka photo (courtesy)    BY OUR REPORTER A total of 109 students have graduated from CAP Youth Empowerment Institute, a program sponsored by Mombasa senate office in partnership with MasterCard and the European Union. Mombasa senator Hon Mohammed Faki who graced the event at Wesley Methodist on Saturday urged the graduates to use the skills acquired to uplift their economic standards. According to the senator the program marks a milestone in the future of the beneficiaries.          Hon Faki further reiterated his commitment in ensuring that the problem of unemployment is alleviated within the entire county. “This program is geared at reducing unemployment rate within Mombasa County. We shall engage with other stakeholders to ensure that youths achieve their goals,” the senator said. The senator poses fo...

KENASA Chairperson Andrew Osundwa (centre) flanked by other officials during the 9th Annual General meeting at Sai Rock in Mombasa. BY PETER KOMBE The Kenya National Secretaries Association KENASA has urged the government to fast track the draft Secretaries Bill 2019 saying it focuses on the aspirations and needs of secretaries throughout the country. Speaking to the Coast newspaper in Mombasa on Friday during their 9 th annual general meeting in a Mombasa hotel Kenya National Secretaries Association Chairperson Andrew Osundwa said a lot of parameters needs to be put in place to ensure smooth running of the profession. The KENASA Chair says office administrators play crucial role adding that they act as watchdogs in both public and private offices. “This profession like any other profession should have all the legal backups. And it high time the government should look into our bill. We rolled it in September last year,” he noted. Once the bill is passed Osu...

A girl is roughed up, forced to give out  her phone by a Chafu member at a past function, ANIKA Centre, the play illustrates the rot among the vulnerable youths in society. Photo by Juma Mwaboye BY OUR REPORTER Manyatta Youth Entertainment (MAYE) a haven of talents, arts and culture is a household name not only in Mombasa county but the Coast region at large. The community based organization has nurtured dozens of youths in various fields including theatre, arts and the promotion of culture. The aim of the CBO according MAYE Executive director Nicholas Songora is to transform the lives of youths on behavior change communication through theatre arts. The CBO anchored on three thematic areas that include: peace building and conflict transformation, democracy and human rights and food security and climate change. The CBO also supports local filming and establishes the Anika Centre hub, a youth friendly centre that provides free wifi to public. Through the CBO ...

BOTTAX General Secretary Cynthia Wanyonyi Photo (courtesy) BY PETER KOMBE Kenya Boda Boda Tuk Tuk and Taxi Workers Union (BOTTAX Kenya) has faulted the government on claims of passing bills that do not favor the transport sector. Speaking to the media in Mombasa on Monday the union’s General Secretary Cynthia Wanyonyi said in most cases the government does not involve boda boda Tuk Tuk and other informal transport worker's representatives. She further noted that as stakeholders in the public transport sector the government fails to carry out effective public participation exercises as enshrined in the Kenyan constitution. “The government does not involve the public when making certain decisions,” she noted. Wanyonyi urged both the operators to register with the union to avoid being misled by what she claims are quack organisations. She urged the department concerned with registering cooperatives and other associations touching on the informal trans...

Likoni sub county coordinator Shekuwe Naaman addressing Dongo Kundu residents at ANIKA Centre on Saturday PHOTO BY JUMA MWABOYE BY PETER KOMBE The office of the senator Mombasa County has pledged to offer training opportunities to a total of thirty women and youth groups in Dongo Kundu area Likoni Sub County. A move that the office says will empower the beneficiaries economically more so link them to potential investors. Speaking to Dongo Kundu residents in Likoni sub county on Saturday Likoni sub county coordinator Shekuwe Naaman urged the locals to flock in multitudes of numbers to ensure they seize the available opportunities. “We shall train 15 youth groups and 15 women groups in the next two weeks. I have noted with a lot of concern the challenges that you face. And as a representative in the office of the senator I’m ready to support you,” he said. He tasked Manyatta Youth Entertainment MAYE with the responsibility of registering all willing residents. ...

MAYE Executive director Nicholas Songora (right) flanked by a representative from the office of the Senator. PHOTO BY JUMA M. MWABOYE BY PETER KOMBE A section of Dongo Kundu and Mwangala residents in Likoni Sub County have expressed dissatisfaction on the way public participation processes are done in the area. In a Youth, Community Dialogue and Graffiti Installation public forum organized by Manyatta Youth Entertainment MAYE on Saturday at Anika Centre Dongo Kundu, the initiative dubbed “Kijana ni Kujituma” the residents claimed the county government has been sidelining them in most of the publ ic decision making exercises. MAYE Executive director Nicholas Songora poses for a photo with with some of the beneficiaries of the SAVET project Photo by JUMA M. MWABOYE  “We are not aware of the processes and we depend on civil society organizations to update us,” one of the concerned youth shouted. In unison the residents sung “We are not aware of the processes ...

Mombasa County Commissioner Evans Achoki flagging off a chidren procession at the treasury square Mombasa on Thursday to mark the Day of the African Child BY PETER KOMBE Mombasa County Commissioner Evans Achoki has vowed to take a stern action to parents who fail to take their children to school saying they will face the wrath of the law. He says education being a basic right should not be taken for granted insisting that those rights should be protected at all times. Speaking to the media in Mombasa on Thursday during the day of the African child the commissioner said parents will be held responsible for pupils who do not go to school. “As custodians of these children we must ensure that we protect and uphold their rights. As a government we give them a priority and we are working day in day out to ensure that their rights are upheld,” he noted Achoki says the government is closely working with different stakeholders to ensure that children access better educ...