After days of heavy rain, flash floods in Kenya's coastal Magarini district have displaced at least 500 families, sweeping away houses and livestock, officials said.

Mombasa Municipal Council on Wednesday renewed its efforts to slap a $0.5 (Sh32) marine cargo levy at the local sea port.

A section of enumerators and supervisors who were posted at the Kilindini port during the August national census are yet to receive their allowances, nearly two months after completion of the exercise.

The arrival of huge steel imports at the Mombasa port for Uganda's World Bank-funded hydro power project is posing a huge challenge on how the cargo will be delivered to Uganda without damaging the Kenyan roads.

Three districts were yesterday morning cut off from Mombasa after El-Nino rains washed away a section of the Mombasa-Lamu highway.

It would be sad to see any attempts to sabotage constitution reform by individual clergy who may hide under the cloak of the churches to push partisan designs.

While opening an international health conference in Nairobi on Monday, the President cast doubts on whether Kenya would achieve the much heralded Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Kenyan Premier League leaders Sofapaka on Wednesday received a record Sh12 million season sponsorship from East African Portland Cement Company through their Blue Triangle Cement brand.

Now that the weathermen have confirmed El Nino deluge will soon be with us, Ken Ruhiu is warning all to be on the lookout for the dreaded 'Nairobi Eye' insect, which inflicted serious facial injuries on many during the last onslaught 10 years ago. Says he: "Should you spot the tiny red and black insect, brush it off gently and you will be okay. Make a mistake of crushing it on your skin and you will have a rash that lasts for months."

The abruptly organised friendly between Harambee Stars and Kuwait in Cairo scheduled for Wednesday has landed in problems even before the team flies out. Kenyan Premier League coaches saying they will not release their players.

For the second year in a row, double New York City marathon champion, Martin Lel, will not be part of the elite athletes in the race having been forced to pull out after an injury.

It was cautious optimism on Wednesday as Kenya's hunt for oil reached a decisive stage as the country prepared to sink the latest oil exploration well.

Kenya's national team of 10 swimmers arrived back in the country on Tuesday night having finished fifth at the Eighth Africa Junior Swimming Championship in Mauritius.

Jonathan Power wrote a very interesting article on happiness in the Third World -- Nation, October 14 -- which left me wondering: Are we in Kenya happier today than we were 60, 40, 20 or 10 years back? Are we happier than our more developed friends in the US, UK, Germany or Japan?

Total Kenya was a victim of an oil scandal executed by the fallen Triton Petroleum Company and Kenya Pipeline should be absolved of any blame, a Nairobi court heard on Wednesday.

China on Wednesday started drilling a well at Boghal, near Isiolo town -- a region geologists believe contains hydrocarbons, the main components of fossil fuels, which include petroleum, coal and natural gas.

A section of Coast women leaders has threatened to strip publicly in a week if the government does not arrest drug barons.

Before 15 January 2008, Erick Kioko was a typical ghetto youth - juggling several petty jobs to survive, but mostly, he liked working as a part-time disc-jockey for local entertainment outfits operating from Mathare slums in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Technology firm, Microsoft's much-touted Windows 7 operating system made its debut in Kenya on Wednesday.

The Kenya Tourist Board has now turned to online marketing to rope in visitors and create an avenue around its perennial limited financial options.