By Mithika Mwenda
More than five years ago, in the dark negotiating halls of the Copenhagen climate talks, an agreement was struck that included a pledge of 100 billion dollars to help developing countries, like my beloved Kenya, cope with...
Maskani Conversations is an iterative online-to-offline initiative hosted by Maskani Ya Taifa, through Tweetups, to facilitate public participation and promote engagement on issues relevant to all Kenyans. Maskani Ya Taifa’s idea (Maskani Conversations) has brought together a number of...
By Davis Mwandawiro
On Friday last week, Senator Hassan Omar spoke out about an alleged amount of county funds that was missing after an audit was conducted on the finances of the County in an Iftar meeting.
The audit reports reveal...
As expected, Eid Ul Fitr was celebrated on Saturday the 18th of July 2015 after the sighting of the moon, in some quarters the celebrations started on Friday the 17th. Eid is the  festival of breaking of the fast...
In the Islamic calendar, Ramadhan is the ninth month which Muslims observe by fasting from dusk to dawn. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. During the month of Ramadhan, muslims wake up early for Suhoor, a...
By Davis Mwandawiro
Tourism in the Coast is literally on its knees following the many terror threats the country has faced in the past three years but recent news on the lifting of travel advisories by Britain could help jump-start...
Kwani? Trust recently concluded a one week writers workshop in Mombasa. The workshop was part of Kwani?'s wider plan to collect essays, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and photography based on the Coast Region.
Most importantly, after the workshop, the writers...
By Davis Mwandawiro
In the wake of the last day of June 2015, work the busiest port in East and Central Africa, Mombasa came to a standstill. All of its 6000 dock workers downed their tools in solidarity with other...
By Davis Mwandawiro
When it was announced that the long awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project would commence last year, there was a huge relief that it would open up the region and ease up the congestion that is usually...
Budding mathematicians gathered at the Allidina Visram High School, Mombasa this weekend for the Brookside Mathlete contest to fight it out for coveted prizes amongst tens of other students from the Coast Counties. The Mathlete a word coined from...
