Latest News Headlines
- Journalist’s wife picked up in terror probe- Daily Nation – 7 September 2010, 2:00 am
A Mombasa-based FM radio presenter’s wife has been picked up by police hours after her husband was arrested over the Kampala terrorist bombings on July 11… - Passengers cheat death in bus crash- Daily Nation – 7 September 2010, 2:00 am
More than 30 passengers escaped death narrowly when the bus they were travelling in rolled on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway after its driver lost control…. - Seven Somalis sentenced to five-year in jail in … – Xinhua News Agency – 7 September 2010, 12:21 am
NAIROBI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua)–Seven men of Somali origin who were facing piracy charges were sentenced on Monday to five years in jail by a Mombasa court. The suspects breathed a …… - Uganda says Kenya, Essar keen on refinery, pipeline – Reuters India – 6 September 2010, 8:32 pm
“It is in order to … work out details on how to reconfigure the infrastructure from Kampala to Mombasa, through Eldoret. There is need to have a reverse flow system from Kampala …… - Essar, Kenya Seek Ugandan Oil to Secure Refinery Supplies – Bloomberg – 6 September 2010, 8:32 pm
Uganda and Kenya need to “reconfigure the infrastructure from Kampala to Mombasa through Eldoret” for eastbound oil supplies, the president said…. - Kampala attacks: Kenyan journalist arrested – Independent Online – 6 September 2010, 7:35 pm
The journalist, a presenter on Radio Salaam based in the coastal city of Mombasa, was arrested on Saturday and taken to Nairobi for questioning, regional police chief Leo Nyongesa …… - Journalist held over bomb attacks – Cape Times – 6 September 2010, 5:55 pm
The journalist, a presenter on Radio Salaam based in the coastal city of Mombasa, was arrested on Saturday and taken to Nairobi for questioning, regional police chief Leo Nyongesa …… - Cleric protests arrest of presenter- The Standard – 6 September 2010, 4:48 pm
A Muslim cleric in Mombasa have protested Saturday night arrest of a radio presenter, saying it was against the Bill of Rights enforced under the new Constitution…. - Kenyan journo held over Kampala blasts – Brisbane Times – 6 September 2010, 4:15 pm
The journalist, a presenter on Radio Salaam based in the coastal city of Mombasa, was arrested on Saturday and taken to Nairobi for questioning, regional police chief Leo Nyongesa …… - Kenyan Tea Output Rose in July as Rains Boosted Crop – BusinessWeek – 6 September 2010, 2:34 pm
In July, Kenya sold 20.7 million kilograms of tea at the world’s biggest auction of the leaves in the port city of Mombasa, an increase of 40 percent from last year ……
Major News Media Outlets in Mombasa
Newspapers:
Coastweek is Mombasa’s weekly newspaper, and the definitive source for local news coverage
The Daily Nation is Kenya’s best-selling newspaper, with comprehensive coverage from across the country
The Standard is Kenya’s oldest newspaper, and also has national coverage of news, politics and sports
The East African is a popular weekly newspaper covering Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
TV:
KBC – The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
KTN – Kenya Television Network
NTV – Nation TV
Radio:
BBC World Service Mombasa
Capital FM



