Kenya in race to meet Chinese loan deadline for repayment

"Unless officials from both countries come up with a last-minute deal to restructure either the loan or China’s broader debt portfolio in Kenya, the Treasury’s going to have to cut a pretty large check using what little money it has available."

Dock Workers Union wants Coast MPs to fight off terminal privatization

Privatisation of the second container terminal (CT2) at the Mombasa port is ongoing and some 3,500 port employees risk losing their jobs in the process, according to Okoa Mombasa member the Dock Workers Union.

Why do dock workers oppose privatisation of Mombasa port?

The planned privatisation of Kenya Ports Authority is not intended to cut cost, neither is it intended to spur efficiency. It is a way of transferring public investments to private hands or individual families.

Old town residents petition Senate, demands compensation

"Rather, residents of Old Town feel they have been subjected to political and religious persecution, noting that the lockdown was timed to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan and just before Eid-ul-Fitr."

Okoa Mombasa petitions Senate on Old Town COVID-19 abuses

“The petition states that there was no scientific evidence presented to justify the Old Town lockdown, which prevented people from leaving the area for a month.”

Old Town residents demand answers for May lockdown

Muhuri chair Khelef Khalifa said the secretive manner in which the government handled the information on Covid-19 cases made the residents doubt whether the disease really exists.

“With lack of information, people will always speculate. We do not understand why the government has failed to respond to our inquiries about all the relevant information that we needed,” Khalifa said.

State plots to privatise port through merger of three agencies — union

"Dock Workers Union general secretary Simon Sang on Tuesday said President Uhuru is taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to bypass Parliament using executive orders. He said the government is using the backdoor to leave the port in private hands."

Protests erupt in Mombasa over alleged Covid-19 KEMSA scandal

Video coverage of the #ArrestCovid19Thieves protests in Mombasa on 25 August 2020.

Covid-19 protests spread to Mombasa, police arrest activists

Muhuri Director Khelef Khalifa expressed disappointment in the way the protestors were handled: "We did inform the police that there will be a demo according to the law two days ago. The police response is very unfair and this is a sign that the police do not work independently. People demonstrate because there is a real problem, embezzlement of the Covid-19 funds.”

Poll: Old Town believes Covid-19 is fake news

“The Muhuri/Okoa Mombasa report commends Mombasa County for supplying food and water to residents of Old Town during the lockdown. It, however, faults the national government for failing to educate residents (on the virus) and not providing alternative means of sustenance.”

Kenya swallows humble pie in edict on use of SGR for cargo

“The decision is a huge reprieve to freighters who risked losing hundreds of jobs following the ban on use of trucks to transport goods from the port city.”

Kenya shelves Naivasha SGR depot cargo pick-up order

“The State has backed down from its earlier directive on the use of standard gauge railway (SGR) for all cargo destined to Nairobi and beyond following pressure from regional economies.”

Government illegally hired Chinese firm to build SGR, court declares

Court of Appeal Judges Martha Koome, Gatembu Kairu, and Jamila Mohammed ruled that the government failed to follow procurement laws while contracting China Bridges and Railway Corporation (CBRC) for the project.