Elders in Embu ask President Uhuru to sanction research into herbal coronavirus cure

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu County Council of elders has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to sanction medical experts and scientist for research in rural Kenyan to find herbs ...

coronavirus , embu

33 worshippers nabbed in Kirinyaga resist arrest demanding bible verse forbidding gatherings

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga county have arrested a pastor and 32 congregants at Ngurubani market in Mwea-East for failing to adhere to the government's direct...

coronavirus , Kirinyaga

7 people travelling to Garissa from Nairobi arrested after trying to bribe police

By Johnson Muriithi,

Seven people were arrested on Saturday night in Kirinyaga while travelling from Nairobi to Garissa in complete disregard of the government’s movemen...

Commissioner Jim Njoka , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Kirinyaga County.

Embu residents now forced to eat locusts since the govt’ has abandoned them- MCAs say

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu Ward Representatives have expressed disappointment with the National Government’s saying it has completely abandoned the fight against desert l...

Desert locust , Embu locusts

Locusts still invading farms in Kirinyaga as coffee farmers sound alarm

By Citizen Team,

Desert locusts have become the bane of residents in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for the second week. Also Read: ‘Those are grasshoppers’: Kirinya...

locusts , oguna

Panic in Embu as bedbugs overrun Dallas estate

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Residents of Dallas estate residents in Embu town are crying for help in the wake of what they term as bedbugs invasion that has made their lives a ni...

bedbugs

‘Locusts that were in Machakos County flew away yesterday jioni’- Alfred Mutua

By Citizen Team,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua now claims that locust swarms that had invaded the county have flown away. According to him, the locusts left the co...

locusts

Embu county recommends 24-hour alcohol consumption

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu Ward Representatives have revised the official alcohol consumption hours in the county from 5pm to 3pm from Monday to Friday in a bid to curb the...

Embu MCAs push for introduction of two ‘alcohol free’ days

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A section of Embu Members of County Assembly (MCAs) now want at least two alcohol free days set aside weekly to encourage sobriety and reduce the wide...

alcohol , Embu County. , MCAs , Muturi Mwombo

Meet Nadia and Zach: Kenya’s youngest CASs

By Tonny Ndungu,

Zack Kinuthia, an outspoken former SONU Chairman was on Tuesday appointed the Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Education. The post...

Audit queries raise red flag over 19 ‘secret’ bank accounts linked to Embu County Gov’t

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A report has revealed how the Embu County Government operated 19 allegedly secret bank accounts, which are suspected to have been used to pilfer milli...

Embu county government

Eldoret to host trials for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu has been earmarked to host the Track and Field Trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the Athleti...

eldoret , Kipchoge Keino Stadium , Olymcpics , Trials

State of Stadia: Embu Moi keeps eating up millions

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kennerickson Njeru Embu Moi stadium has been the centre of politics in Embu County since the county government came in 2013. The same stadium almo...

Embu stadium

Kalenjin sub-tribe, the Lembus, to be enumerated in the upcoming census exercise

By Dzuya Walter,

A consent was on Wednesday entered between the Kalenjin sub-tribe, the Lembus and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics to have them enumerated in t...

census , Kalenjin , Lembus

Minority Kenyan community sues State, seeks recognition

By Sophie Njagi,

A Kalenjin sub-tribe has now moved to court seeking to be recognized independently away from the Tugen and Maasai communities during the upcoming cens...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Lembus

Matiang’i orders crackdown over alleged bribes at birth, death registration centre

By Chrispine Otieno,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i on Tuesday ordered an immediate crackdown on individuals soliciting for bribes in exchange for service...

Fred Matiang'i , Passport

Meru RFC positive after Kabeberi Sevens show

By Philip Muchiri,

Meru RFC might have lost all their matches at the Kabeberi Sevens but the Division Two side is taking pride in the potential of its young players disp...

Kabeberi Sevens , Meru RFC

Embu County to be probed over alleged payment of Ksh.500M to ghost workers

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu County Assembly's Committee on Health is set to carry out a probe to determine the possibility of the County Government losing close to Ksh.500 m...

Embu county assembly , Ghost Workers , Health sector

Embu 7s hosts eye main cup as tournament moves to Njukiri Showground

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Embu RFC Assistant Coach Benson Mwenda targets the main cup trophy during this year’s edition of the Embu 7s to be played on 6 and 7 July at the ASK...

Benson Mwenda , Embu 7s

Two-year-old boy killed in accident involving Kirinyaga County Gov’t vehicle

By Johnson Muriithi,

A two-year-old boy died on Wednesday in a road accident at Kimbimbi Trading Centre along Mwea-Embu Road in Kirinyaga County. The boy together with ...

Kirinyaga County.