Articles by Johnson Muriithi

Four suspects hacked to death for attempting to steal goats in Kirinyaga

1044, July 6, 2020 (EAT)

Four suspects were on Monday morning hacked to death by residents of Mithuthi-ini village in Kirinyaga County after they were allegedly found stealing...

Waiguru withdraws 7-member team proposed for peace talks with Kirinyaga MCAs

1430, July 4, 2020 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has withdrawn a seven-member team that had been proposed by the County Government to oversee a peace and reconciliatio...

Waiguru peace talks with Kirinyaga MCAs: Ex-KRA boss Njiraini among 7 proposed to mediate

1716, July 3, 2020 (EAT)

A seven-member team has been proposed to oversee a peace and reconciliation process between Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru and members of the county ...

Two girls nabbed sneaking 17 rolls of bhang into a police station stashed in a Thermos flask

1039, July 3, 2020 (EAT)

Two people were on Thursday evening arrested while trying to sneak 17 rolls of bhang to a suspect who was being held at Kianyaga police station in Kir...

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says MCAs budget changes are illegal

1846, July 1, 2020 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has accused the County Assembly of arm-twisting county executives to settle their scores using the 2020-2021 budget fo...

Kirinyaga MCAs defy Waiguru, approve Ksh.15.6M budget share for Ndambiri

1823, June 30, 2020 (EAT)

The County Assembly of Kirinyaga has approved a Ksh.15.6million budget allocation to the office of Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri. This is accordin...

Kirinyaga: Man who killed, buried girlfriend in shallow grave arrested

1627, June 28, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga County have arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly killed his girlfriend and buried her in a shallow grave in his compound at ...

Police exhume body of woman killed, buried by boyfriend in Kirinyaga

1135, June 27, 2020 (EAT)

The body of a 27-year-old woman was on Friday exhumed from a shallow grave at Kianderi village in Kirinyaga Central Constituency. The deceased, Eun...

Kirinyaga: Man kills, buries girlfriend in shallow grave

1231, June 25, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga County are looking for a man who allegedly killed his girlfriend and buried her in his compound at Kieni Village in Kirinyaga Cent...

Anti-Waiguru leaflets circulated in Kirinyaga at night

1347, June 21, 2020 (EAT)

Residents of Kirinyaga County woke up to anti-Waiguru leaflets that had been circulated on Saturday night by unknown people. The leaflets were drop...

Three people killed after two lorries collide in Kirinyaga

1236, June 15, 2020 (EAT)

Three people died on Sunday evening in a road accident at Sagana bridge on Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga County. Confirming the incident, Mw...

Kirinyaga: 8 family members develop ‘strange illness’, sing loudly after stealing food

1311, June 10, 2020 (EAT)

Residents of Kanjuu village, Gichugu Constituency in Kirinyaga County are in shock after eight members of one family developed a strange illness and s...

23 MCAs vote to impeach Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru

1953, June 9, 2020 (EAT)

23 MCAs have voted to impeach Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru over gross-misconduct and abuse of office. The motion had been filed by Mutira Ward M...

Governor Waiguru’s impeachment motion turns chaotic as two MCAs ejected

1237, June 9, 2020 (EAT)

Chaos erupted on Tuesday morning at the Kirinyaga County Assembly after Karumandi MCA Anthony Munene and nominated MCA Lucy Njeri were kicked out of t...

Governor Waiguru rejects MCAs’ amendments to COVID-19 budget

1006, June 4, 2020 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has rejected amendments made by MCAs to the Supplementary II budget that is supposed to accommodate funds for COVID-19...

Blogger arrested for allegedly defaming Waiguru claims Facebook account was hacked

1310, May 22, 2020 (EAT)

Police have arrested a middle aged man over an alleged defamatory statement on Facebook against Kirinyaga Governor Ann Mumbi Waiguru. According to ...

22 isolated in Kirinyaga after trailer driver from Malaba tested positive for Covid-19

1441, May 21, 2020 (EAT)

22 people have been isolated in Kirinyaga county after a 55-year-old trailer driver tested positive for Covid-19. Health officers were informed tha...

Police probing incident in which a 4-month-old baby died while mother was partying next door

1349, May 3, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga County are investigating an incident in which a 4-month-old baby girl died under mysterious circumstances in Gitoo-ini village, Ki...

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

1047, April 21, 2020 (EAT)

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...

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

1342, April 19, 2020 (EAT)

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

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