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According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, officers attached to the Kilifi-based Anti-Narcotics Unit stormed a residential house in the area where a search was conducted, leading to the discovery of illicit drugs packaged for distribution.
Agar argues that most spent fuel can be recycled or repurposed for energy and medical use. He also downplayed fears around nuclear accidents, saying modern designs are safer, as Kenya considers nuclear power in its long-term energy strategy.
The newly approved funds will supplement allocations made in December 2025 and January 2026, which were used to support relief food distribution, logistics and limited non-food assistance.
Four counties- Mandera, Wajir, Kwale and Kilifi- have been categorised as being in the worst-hit crisis phase, while 10 counties are now classified as facing a full-blown crisis.
The plan involves a new 220/132 kilovolts (kV) substation in Kilifi and an upgrade of the 220/33kV substation in Malindi. The Coast region has struggled with unstable voltage and frequent power disruptions, partly because it is far from the country’s main power generation centers and has a limited transmission network.
Once completed, the dam will have a storage capacity of 305 million cubic metres of water and is expected to deliver up to one billion cubic metres annually.
The judgment, delivered on Friday by Justices Agnes Murgor, Kibaya Imaana Laibuta and Ngenye-Macharia, dismissed an appeal filed by Magretville Asami Macho and Grigorios Smaragdis. The court noted that the buyers had acknowledged receiving consent from the Bahari Land Control Board on January 12, 2010, meaning their 90-day countdown began on that date.
According to the ODPP statement released on October 9, 2025, the court heard that on March 13, 2024, around 10 am, the girl was sent by her mother to buy pampers at a nearby shop in Tezo. Murimi and another man intercepted her, gagged her, and dragged her into a bush where they assaulted her before fleeing the scene.
The crackdown comes in the wake of cult-related deaths in Malindi, where more than 484 people, including over 450 followers of the Good News International Church under preacher Paul Mackenzie, perished in Shakahola Forest, while 34 others died in Kwa Binzaro village.
Authorities said the operation is part of a wider effort to restore law and order in Mtwapa and surrounding areas. “Sustained surveillance and targeted operations will continue not only in Mtwapa but across the Coast region.
Malindi Principal Magistrate Joy Wesonga said the prosecution had provided sufficient grounds for the extension.
The CS criticized weak community networks, noting that organisations like the Kenya Alliance of Residents Association (KARA) have yet to fully use their platforms to detect and share intelligence with law enforcement.