Governor Waititu launches headcount to eliminate ghost workers

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has launched a head count exercise of all county employees to eliminate ghost workers. The verification exercise ...

Ghost workers in Kiambu , Kiambu County , Kiambu headcount exercise

Waiguru visits Kalonzo, condoles with him over father’s death

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Tuesday condoled with Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka following the demise of his father the late Peter Musyoka...

ANNE WAIGURU , kalonzo musyoka , Peter Musyoka Mairu

Jubilee leaders say referendum not a priority for Kenyans

By DPPS,

Jubilee leaders have warned that calls for a referendum may derail the development agenda of the country. Governors Ferdinand Waititu (Kiambu), Gab...

Jubilee leaders , Referendum

Government to hire aircraft for DP Ruto’s office

By Ian Omondi,

The office of Deputy President William Ruto has advertised for aircraft charter services despite the government's assurances that it is embarking on a...

Aircraft charter services , DP William Ruto , MP Moses Kuria

Two children killed in grisly accident on Thika-Naivasha highway

By Wanja Mbugua,

Two children were among four people who perished in a grisly road accident along Thika-Naivasha highway. The vehicle they were travelling in is sai...

thika accident

‘Nairobi owns Ndakaini Dam,’ says Sonko as he dares Wa Iria to disconnect city’s water

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The water wars between Murang'a and Nairobi counties have hit fever pitch after Governor Mike Sonko warned his counterpart Mwangi wa Iria against int...

murang'a county , Mwangi wa Iria , Nairobi , ndakaini dam , water wars

Fuel shortage now hits President Uhuru Kenyatta’s backyard

By Citizen Team,

Motorists were forced to park their cars at petrol stations in Gatundu following the fuel shortage that has hit the country after the 16pc tax was imp...

fuel shortage , fuel tax , Gatundu

Patient goes missing from Nakuru Level Five Hospital

By Simon Ngure,

A patient who was admitted at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital a week ago has reportedly disappeared under unclear circumstances. Julius Waithaka Mwa...

Nakuru County , Nakuru Level Five Hospital , Patient goes missing

CS Echesa warns stadia contractors over laxity

By Wanja Mbugua,

Sports and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has warned stadia contractors over laxity as the Government seeks to have Nairobi ready in time to...

CS Rashid Echesa , Nairobi 2020

Court overturns nullification of Gatundu North MP Kibe’s election

By Dzuya Walter,

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision that nullified the election of Gatundu North Member of Parliament Wanjiku Kibe. The court...

Court of Appeal , Gatundu North , High Court nullifies election , MP Wanjiku Kibe

‘Hatuna deni ya mtu’: When a song turns the political world upside down

By Ian Omondi,

Until last week, the biggest song in Kenya was without a doubt Kwa Ngwaru by Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz and Harmonize. But that has all but changed t...

'Hatuna deni ya mtu' , DP William Ruto , Kieleweke , Kwa Ngwaru , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Confusion, heartbreak as baby who ‘resurrected,’ dies

By Gikunga Kariuki,

A family in Lioki, Kiambu County is mourning the death of their three-week-old baby for the second time in a week. The family of the infant has bee...

baby pronounced dead , Gatundu Level 5 Hospital , Kiambu Level 5 Hospital , Kigumo Level 4 Hospital , Lioki village

We are not Ruto’s touts: Central MPs

By DPPS,

More than 15 MPs from Central Kenya have reiterated their support for Deputy President William Ruto in his bid for presidency. Speaking in Kikuyu T...

central mps , Karua vs Moses Kuria , Peter Mwathi

Kiambu chiefs hospitalised after beating by drug peddlers during arrest

By Wanja Mbugua,

Four assistant chiefs are currently nursing injuries following an attack by drug peddlers during a botched operation in Kanyigi, Gatundu North constit...

Gatundu North constituency , Kiambu County , Mangu sub-location , Mburu Tithu

Let Ruto run for presidency, MPs tell Moi

By Citizen,

By DPPS Lawmakers from different regions have stated that they will support William Ruto to run for President in 2022. The MPs also said the cla...

Atwoli claims life in danger , Gideon Moi and Ruto , Ruto presidency 2022

Save our sons! Women in Uhuru’s Gatundu backyard plead

By Wanja Mbugua,

Women from Gatundu South in Kiambu County are back in the limelight protesting over the increasing number of bars within their shopping centers. Th...

alcoholism , illegal brew , Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i , Uhuru Kenyatta Gatundu

It’s life in prison for man who defiled 11-year-old girl

By Wanja Mbugua,

A member of the Akorino sect was on Wednesday morning  jailed for life after a Gatundu court found him guilty of defiling a 11 year old girl. Kelvin...

Akorino , charged , defilement , Gatundu North , Kelvin Ngugi Njeri , Kiambu County , rape

Pomp and fireworks as President Kenyatta’s son weds at State House

By Ian Omondi,

With all the pomp and lavishness befitting a man from the first family, president Uhuru Kenyatta’s first son, Jomo Kenyatta, married his long-time s...

Fiona Achola Ngobi , Jomo Kenyatta , Jomo weds Fiona , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Don’t touch fallen Mugumo tree, elders warn locals

By Wanja Mbugua,

Residents of Mataara Village in Gatundu North have been warned against cutting parts of a fallen Mugumo tree said to be over 100 years old. Accord...

Agikuyu community , Beth Wangui , fallen Mugumo tree , firewood , God’s wrath. , heavy rains , Kiambu County , Mataara Village , mugumo tree , Timber , warned , worship

Jubilee politician Shaban wants Moses Kuria to be Ruto’s running mate

By Citizen,

Jubilee politician Kelvin Shaban says Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria should be Deputy President William Ruto's running mate in the 202...