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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday declared ODM party will field a presidential candidate in the next elections. Raila said this yesterday during the Mombasa Governor’s Eid Baraza at Treasury Square which was attended by top area leaders, including Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
The High Court has jailed a teacher for 25 years for defiling a 10-year-old minor at Ufunu Academy in Kisauni Mombasa. Earlier, the convict, Joseck Okumbe, had been acquitted by a magistrate court because no one witnessed the defilement. The magistrate said the key witness, a fellow teacher, did not give evidence linking Okumbe to the defilement. Okumbe was accused of defiling the girl between October 20 and December 19, 2020.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
A section of Wiper supporters at the Coast have opposed Kalonzo Musyoka’s endorsement of businessman Dr John Chamia as the Mombasa branch chairman. In a petition to the party, they opposed the ‘arbitrary selection of Dr Chamia’ without going through an election. The businessman is linked to Joacham Hospital and other businesses in the Coast region. Mvita party branch chairman Abdulsalaam Kassim opposed the endorsement of the official, saying it violates the party’s constitution and ideals.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
A standoff between the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and truck owners over Mombasa County Government's Sh700 parking fee at the port threatens to disrupt cargo evacuation from the facility. The Road Haulers Association (RHA), representing owners of over 1,500 trucks, is opposed to the new levy and has vowed to rally its members not to pick cargo from the port starting Monday.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
The fate of over 8,000 graduate interns hired on one-year contracts by government agencies and departments hangs in the balance as their tenure ends today. Yesterday, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi said the matter was under the Public Service Commission (PSC) and dismissed an earlier directive freezing their employment.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
President William Ruto yesterday sustained an assault against those spreading news about the controversial Social Health Authority (SHA) equipment tender. Ruto said the detractors had hatched a scheme to create a wedge between him and the county governments to derail the universal health plan and other development plans. Ruto said the reports that he was forcing county governments to procure hospital equipment were untrue, and that it was only a fool who could be duped by such rumours.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
In February 2025, one of the most formidable ocean alliances between the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk will come to an end. The alliance was mooted in 2015, and has seen both liners benefit from economies of scale; using only a single ship to ferry their containers, cutting on fuel costs and taxes among others. Importers also benefited since the cost of shipping went down. Now the alliance is s coming to an end both liners will renew their competition.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
Traders and shipping agents in Mombasa are optimistic that the cost of importation will decrease once Israel completes the construction of an alternative canal route to the Suez Canal, which is currently inaccessible due to Houthi attacks. The Jewish state began constructing the artificial waterway, named after Israel’s founding father David Ben-Gurion, last year. The canal, which will cost $100 billion (Sh12.95 trillion), is expected to provide a vital alternative.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch |Nehemiah Okwembah
Over 15,000 primary school head teachers have vowed to push for a pay rise and promotion to principal positions to reflect their expanded responsibilities. The 25th Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) meeting concluded on Thursday evening with a call for an increase in capitation funding, as recommended by the Presidential Working Party on Education. Additionally, teachers have called for changes to the grading system, allowing headteachers to progress from job group D1 to D2 or D3.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch
Over 15,000 head teachers meeting in Mombasa have called for a change in the education sector’s job grading system to allow gradual progression to the Chief Principal post. In a push for policy changes, the head teachers are pushing for title change to ‘Principal’, arguing they oversee three schools: pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary schools. They said this renaming would grant them more powers and ensure a pay rise, reflecting their increased responsibilities.
