Articles by Anthony Ndwiga

Peter Nyaga Ivara at Embu Level Five Hospital on February 18, 2021. PHOTO | ANTONY NDWIGAH

Man,23, narrates ordeal after siblings set him ablaze in Embu

642, February 19, 2021 (EAT)

A 23-year-old man is recuperating at Embu Level Five Hospital after he was set ablaze by family members who accused him of witchcraft. Peter Nyaga ...

Scores of Embu youth rejected in KDF recruitment drive over defective teeth

1509, February 11, 2021 (EAT)

Scores of Embu youth were rejected from Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment because of dental problems caused by chewing miraa. Many who turned ...

Two killed, three injured in accident on Embu- Kiritiri road

1125, January 5, 2021 (EAT)

Two people died while three others are recuperating at various hospitals in Embu following a road accident on Embu- Kiritiri road. Embu West Police...

Embu: Mourners forced to carry casket on their shoulders after hearse got stuck in mud

1604, December 31, 2020 (EAT)

Residents of Kamugere village in Embu county were forced to carry a casket on their shoulders for several kilometers after the funeral hearse got stuc...

The wreckage of the vehicles that collided on the Embu -Meru Highway. PHOTO | ANTONY NDWIGAH

Two killed, 11 injured in grisly accident on Embu-Meru highway

1131, December 31, 2020 (EAT)

Two people died while 11 others sustained injuries following an accident on the Embu-Meru Highway on Thursday morning. The accident occurred near K...

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe arrives for the funeral of the later former Cabinet Mnister Joseph ...

Kagwe directs county gov’ts to advertise jobs for health workers

1045, December 20, 2020 (EAT)

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has directed county governments to advertise vacancies for health workers who are on strike. Mutahi urged over 8,000 unemplo...

25 people arrested in Embu for not wearing masks

1955, November 6, 2020 (EAT)

25 people were arrested in Embu town on Friday in an ongoing crackdown against those not complying with Covid-19 containment measures. The operatio...

Kenya’s intersex persons still pushing for law to allow third gender on ID

1207, October 27, 2020 (EAT)

As the world marked Intersex Awareness Day on Monday, Kenya's records of such persons stands at 1,524. Kenya became the first African country to re...

Embu herdsman to serve 14 months in jail for stealing banana, sugarcane stalks worth Ksh.4,500

1319, October 9, 2020 (EAT)

An Embu herdsman will serve 14 months in jail or pay a fine of Ksh. 20,000 for stealing banana and sugarcane stalks both valued at Ksh.4,500. 29-ye...

Embu County commissioner asks men to dress wives in uniform to avoid preying on school kids

1454, July 23, 2020 (EAT)

Embu County Commissioner Abdulahi Galgalo has warned men who have a tendency of preying on minors. Galgalo urged men in Embu County to start dressi...

Two women convicted after plucking black-jack for rabbits at Embu farm

1650, June 30, 2020 (EAT)

Two middle-aged women will serve two-months non-custodial sentences after they were found guilty of trespassing into a shamba and picking black-jack (...

Former Embu North DCIO Jerevasio Njeru charged with raping suspect at his office

2002, June 9, 2020 (EAT)

Former Embu North DCIO Jerevasio Njeru was on Tuesday charged with raping a suspect inside his office. Njeru who appeared before Chief magistrate M...

Hands tied, mouth gagged and throat slit: Embu land officer’s foul murder

1327, May 23, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Embu West have launched investigations into the death of a 57-year-old woman who was murdered and her body left inside her car. The body ...

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

1153, May 4, 2020 (EAT)

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

Doctor in Embu embarks on making high-tech face masks using sanitary towels

1449, April 30, 2020 (EAT)

As youth in the country embark on using their skills to help in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, in Embu, a youthful doctor has embark...

Embu: Seven arrested over string of burglaries during curfew hours

1342, April 19, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Embu County are holding seven suspects said to be behind a series of burglary incidents that have been taking place during the dusk to dawn ...

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

1013, March 22, 2020 (EAT)

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

Acute water shortage hits parts of Embu town

1633, March 17, 2020 (EAT)

An acute water shortage has hit some parts of Embu town with residents being forced to dig deeper into their pockets to buy the precious commodity. ...

Embu Deputy Speaker calls for research on whether eating locusts increases ‘nguvu za kiume’

2132, February 26, 2020 (EAT)

Embu County Assembly Deputy Speaker on Wednesday called for research to be conducted on desert locusts to determine whether eating them could increase...

Panic in Embu as bedbugs overrun Dallas estate

1648, February 21, 2020 (EAT)

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...

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