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    PREMIUM Why Lamu's 200-year-old Witu town remains underdeveloped

    Witu is one of the oldest Swahili settlements in Lamu, dating back over 200 years.

    1. PREMIUM How Tanzanian traders made coconut dishes too posh for Kenyans

    2. The six-year wait for State compensation that ended tragically

    3. ‘Getting a husband spared my life in Shakahola’

      Grave diggers

    4. Kindiki warns of possible flooding in Garissa, Tana River

      The Masinga dam overflows, causing panic among residents in the surrounding area.

    1. How rogue officer used car in police custody to obtain bank loan

    2. Tragic loss: Family speaks after girl, 6, drowns in apartment swimming pool

    3. Mombasa authorities close 21 pharmacies for selling rohypnol to minors

    4. Mombasa police arrest 'notorious drug trafficker'

    5. Concern as high tides send ocean water into villages

      Breached seawater

    1. PREMIUM Why Lamu's 200-year-old Witu town remains underdeveloped

      Witu is one of the oldest Swahili settlements in Lamu, dating back over 200 years.

      Witu Town

    2. PREMIUM How Tanzanian traders made coconut dishes too posh for Kenyans

      Coconut milk is used to make tasty dishes ranging from fish and beans to cassava.

    3. The six-year wait for State compensation that ended tragically

      Sombwana Mohamed Omar dies as he awaits pay from the government.

    4. ‘Getting a husband spared my life in Shakahola’

      Shakahola survivor recounts how the pursuit of a life partner saved her from certain death.

      Grave diggers

    5. How rogue officer used car in police custody to obtain bank loan

      Vehicle impounded by an auctioneer over a loan she was unaware of.

      Crime Scene

    6. Mackenzie to remain in custody until Shakahola case is concluded

      He has pleaded not guilty to all counts of manslaughter.

    7. Tragic loss: Family speaks after girl, 6, drowns in apartment swimming pool

      Six-year-old Ummulkheir Yussuf drowned in the pool on Sunday.

      Swimming pool

    8. Mombasa authorities close 21 pharmacies for selling rohypnol to minors

      Rohypnol is among prescription drugs used by coastal youth to get a cheaper high.

      Rohypnol pill

    9. Mombasa police arrest 'notorious drug trafficker'

      The suspect was found in possession of one kilogram of heroin, bhang, assorted packaging materials, a weighing scale and Sh1,780,480.

      Mwinyi Seif Salim

    10. Concern as high tides send ocean water into villages

      Several villages in Vanga and Wasini Island have been marooned since the beginning of the week.

      Breached seawater

    11. How Tana River community violently fought against Christianity

      It took bloodshed for missionaries to use Ngao as the launchpad of Christianity in the County.

      Tana River

    12. A mother's love: Hero medic dies in house fire while rescuing son

      She bravely battled the spreading fire to save her beloved child.

      Huldah Mahikizo

    13. Why teachers’ pay is eating lunch money

      Despite high enrolment, most learning institutions are in dire financial straits.

      Uyombo Maweni Primary School

    14. Hurdles cleared for Lamu fishermen to be paid Sh1bn

      Lamu County government signs agreement for payment of displaced fishermen's dues.

    15. One dead, two injured as Al-Shabaab torch vehicles in Lamu

      Security agencies are in pursuit of the attackers.

      Al-Shabaab