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‘Petty and frivolous’: Waiguru fires salvo at MCAs over impeachment plan
By Citizen Reporter,
1742, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru has told off county assembly members over the plan to impeach her describing the move as petty and frivolous. ...
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Two people isolated in Kirinyaga with coronavirus-like symptoms
By Johnson Muriithi,
1129, March 20, 2020 (EAT)
Two people have been admitted at the Kerugoya Level Four Hospital isolation ward in Kirinyaga County with coronavirus-like symptoms. Speaking on T...
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Kenya Power employee arrested for allegedly demanding Ksh.300K bribe
By Johnson Muriithi,
1854, March 17, 2020 (EAT)
An employee from Kenya Power has been arrested after he allegedly demanded Ksh.300,000 as a bribe to reconnect electricity for a customer. Officers...
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Panic in Kirinyaga as locusts spotted
By Johnson Muriithi,
1826, January 13, 2020 (EAT)
Panic has now gripped farmers in Kirinyaga County after a swarm of locusts were on Sunday spotted in Mwea. Isaac Ndung’u, one of the farmers, was...
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A Prado, 13 Ethiopians and bhang: Police chase ends up in Kirinyaga
By Johnson Muriithi,
1351, January 3, 2020 (EAT)
13 Ethiopians were intercepted on Thursday evening onboard a Prado vehicle in Kirinyaga. Reports indicate that Sagana traffic police officers notic...
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Kirinyaga: Man kills himself in hospital after chopping off his hand at home
By Johnson Muriithi,
1931, January 2, 2020 (EAT)
A 40-year-old man committed suicide on Thursday in a hospital ward where he had been admitted after chopping off his hand. Confirming the bizarre i...
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72 babies born on Christmas Day in Nairobi, Kirinyaga counties
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1723, December 26, 2019 (EAT)
Christmas Day was a particularly joyous occasion in Nairobi and Kirinyaga Counties as 72 successful child births were recorded in separate hospitals w...
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Two students killed after motorbike rams landcruiser in Kirinyaga
By Johnson Muriithi,
1230, December 24, 2019 (EAT)
Mourning has gripped Kiamuthambi Village in Kirinyaga Central after students died in a motorbike accident. One was a form three student while the s...
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Kirinyaga: Notorious criminal brothers arrested, Ksh.200K recovered
By Johnson Muriithi,
1902, November 27, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County, are holding two of the region’s alleged most notorious criminals after raiding their house following a tip-off...
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KCPE: School teacher, director arraigned in court after pupil sent away
By Boniface Thuku,
2131, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
A director and teacher from Framar Junior Academy in Kirinyaga have been charged after a KCPE pupil was chased away from the exam room. The duo who...
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KCPE 2019: Manager, supervisor arrested for chasing away candidate
By Citizen Team,
741, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
Police on Tuesday arrested a school manager in Kerugoya and a KCPE exam supervisor for allegedly chasing away a candidate. According to the Kirinya...
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Police officer in Muchagara murder case yet to take plea
By Boniface Thuku,
801, October 9, 2019 (EAT)
A police officer was on Tuesday arraigned before a Kerugoya Court to answer to murder charges but did not take plea. John Njagi Symon who was attac...
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Anger at burial of Judith Mwai, daughter as South B killers yet to be found
By Johnson Muriithi,
1213, October 3, 2019 (EAT)
Emotions ran high in Kirinyaga during the funeral service for the late Judith Wanjiku Mwai and her daughter Catherine Nyaguthie Mwai. The 73-year-o...
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Strong winds in Kirinyaga: Woman electrocuted after she touched TV aerial
By Johnson Muriithi,
1259, October 2, 2019 (EAT)
A woman was electrocuted following strong winds that reportedly caused a power outage in Kirinyaga on Tuesday. The deceased, 32-year-old Winnie Wam...
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Newborn baby whose ‘cries were mistaken for a cat’ rescued from pit latrine
By Johnson Muriithi,
1207, September 13, 2019 (EAT)
A newborn baby was found in a pit latrine in Kirinyaga, hours after residents kept passing it thinking it was a cat crying. The baby was discovered...
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Drama in Kirinyaga court as suspect sings, speaks in tongues
By Johnson Muriithi,
1943, August 28, 2019 (EAT)
A woman alleged to be among seven suspects linked to the torching of a police vehicle in Kirinyaga County on Wednesday caused a scene in court after s...
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Six arrested for burning down police vehicle in Kirinyaga
By Johnson Muriithi,
1538, August 27, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Kirinyaga County have arrested six suspects linked to the torching of a police vehicle at Rwambiti area on the Kianyaga-Kutus road in Gichug...
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Two people killed, police vehicle burnt down in Kirinyaga – VIDEO
By Johnson Muriithi,
940, August 26, 2019 (EAT)
Two people died and another was seriously injured on Sunday night in a road accident involving a police vehicle and boda boda in Kirinyaga County. ...
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Patient killed after ambulance overtaking saloon car lands in ditch
By Johnson Muriithi,
1303, August 17, 2019 (EAT)
A patient died on Friday evening after an ambulance belonging to Kirinyaga County veered off the road and landed into a ditch. The accident occurre...
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Kirinyaga: 7-year-old boy commits suicide over pencils
By Johnson Muriithi,
1318, August 6, 2019 (EAT)
A 7-year-old boy is reported to have committed suicide on Monday after his elder sister denied him a chance to use pencils in Kiangwenji village, Gich...
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