Malemba Mkongo

They lost their loved ones, got life-threatening conditions and survived intimidation and threats while seeking justice. But finally, their patience paid off when they were awarded Sh1.3 billion.

For residents of Owino-Uhuru slum, the award will not bring back their loved ones, but it will at least ease the pain of their deaths.

On July 16, a Mombasa court awarded the slum dwellers the compensation after years of push-and-pull over lead poisoning by a company in the slum.

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Juma* (not his real name) was only 14 years old when he was beaten to death by a man they called “neighbour”.

His fault? Picking a mango from the neighbour’s compound without seeking permission.

But because of custom, the death of the young boy will go unpunished and just like that, he will be history, with only his family remembering him for years to come.

The incident took place on August 26 in Kisauni, Mombasa county. The boy came home crying he had been beaten and his mother Mariam* thoug

The Totohealth service is one of the benefits of a partnership between the Lamu county and Safaricom Foundation under the project “Afya Uzazi Salama”, which has totally turned around the health sector, especially maternal health.

Ben Wali, the Afya Uzazi project lead, said the idea was to incorporate technology in maternal health, and that is why they had to select a few villages to pilot the project.

Totohealth serves has been rolled out in eight villages, including Dide Waride, Witu, Hongwe,

The shrinking of mangrove forests is hurting the marine ecosystem, a tragedy slowly unfolding in Lamu county.

Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that grow in the coastal inter-tidal zone and a key component in the protection of fragile coastlines from erosion and storms.

According to a report by FAO Africa’s regional office, Africa has lost at least 500,000 hectares of mangrove forests in 25 years, and the loss might be huge since there is no existing latest data.

FAO said the state of

For Mama Pweza, a single parent of five children, octopus fishing has not only been her source of income but also a life changer.

“I have been able to educate my children, I have a beautiful house and my children wear the best clothes as a result of octopus fishing,” she said.

Since their octopus harvesting is seasonal, she said they usually harvest other types of fish during normal days.

Fishing for women at the Coast, especially in Lamu, is viewed as a man’s job. But Mama Pweza said they we

Justin Beswick said when they started operations at LOC decades ago, even though their efforts were successful, there was still a gap in how to involve the community.

After much consultation, it was evident that the organisation’s idea was not going to materialise without the help of the locals, especially fishermen.

Kahindi Changawa, who has worked with LOC since 1997, said the crew would recover turtle shells lying all over the beaches.

After a research, it was discovered that residents wer