Radio Kaya

Radio Kaya is a Kwale-based station for the Coast, broadcasting mainly in Kiswahili with programmes in Mijikenda languages for listeners from Mombasa to Malindi. Its slogan is 'Kitovu cha Umoja wa Pwani', the centre of coastal unity.

The station was set up in July 2007 to meet the communication needs of coastal people, according to its website, with a focus on entertaining, educating and informing listeners about coastal culture. Its postal address is in Kwale, and its studios are reported to be on the Kwale to Kinango road.

Culture runs through the schedule. Weekdays open with Voroni Enehu in Mijikenda from 5am to 10am, then the youth show Kaya Flavaz until 1pm. Mirindimo ya Kimwambao brings taarab from 1pm to 4pm, Dziloni Mbidzo returns to Mijikenda programming until 7pm, and after the Swahili news at 7pm, Misakato ya Bango plays coastal jazz until 11pm. Chika-Chika carries rhumba through the night.

Weekends add Klub Kaya for reggae and MshikeMshike Viwanjani for sport on Saturdays, and on Sundays the gospel show Simama Tushangilie, Malenga wa Kaya for Swahili poetry, the talk show Fataki ya Ukweli and Chipukizi za Kaya for upcoming artists. Presenters named on the station's site include Amina Fakii, Beatrice Dama Kahindi, Hamisi Mwero and Jilani Mbura.

Frequencies, as listed on its website: 93.1 FM Mombasa, 99.7 FM Malindi, and 94.9 FM for Kilifi and Lunga Lunga. Stream Radio Kaya on this page or at radiokaya.co.ke.