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  By PETER KOMBE A section of Mombasa county locals have urged the government to create job opportunities for hundreds of families risking starvation due to lack of jobs. According to the residents, the corona virus precipitated the retrenchment of their kins and relatives leading most of them to depend on donors and well-wishers for their survival. Speaking to the media in Mombasa, Mueni Moraa,  a mother of five hailing from Bombolulu laments that she lost her permanent job immediately after the government imposed lockdown in March this year. She slammed the political leaders on claims of concentrating on their own interests instead of the masses. “I’m going through a harsh economic time. I foot every day to get at least a day’s meal,” she lamented. At the same time, Warda Balozi who hails from Likoni Sub County appealed to well-wishers to come to her aid by assisting her schooling children once schools reopen. “I’m a mother of six and have no job. I do not know...

  By PETER KOMBE Lobbyists working with people living with human immunodeficiency virus victims have expressed fear of the ongoing allegations of graft saying they risk scaring away donors. The lobbyist pointed that donors may cut short their funding thus curtails the delivery of essential services to HIV victims. Addressing the media in Mombasa during a food distribution exercise to HIV infected victims, Dream Achievers Youth Organization programs coordinator Enos Opiyo said the pandemic has affected all sectors including organizations working with people living with HIV. He lamented an increase of Sexual Transmitted diseases and gender based violence cases coupled with rapid unemployment. “We are afraid that the cases of graft reported in the media risk scaring donors.  And this hinders the delivery of services to people living with HIV,” he noted Meanwhile, Dr Khadija Awadh an Ministry of health official in charge of Mvita Clinic called on parents to ensure thei...

By PETER KOMBE A family in Bamburi Mombasa County has asked the government to investigate a forceful disappearance of their kin allegedly abducted by police officers. The victim, David Tuitumu is alleged to have been forcefully abducted by armed men near Mombasa Primary School on August 14 this year. Speaking to the media in Mombasa on Tuesday, Regina Karimi the victim’s wife there is need for the government to execute justice in the case by investigating his disappearance. She says her husband a businessman operating a legal business has no criminal record or whatsoever. “We reported the matter to the Central Police and Urban Police Station. They have been telling us to wait as they carry on with the investigation but in vain,” she said. According to her the last phone call to him went unanswered as no one picked the call. Ms Karimi notes that the couple have been living together for the past 20 years without any domestic feud. Meanwhile, Emmanuel   Mutethia, a son...