Articles by Johnson Muriithi

Student from Kamama Boys in Embu arrested over Mugumo Girls arson attack

806, February 22, 2021 (EAT)

Police have arrested a student from Kamama Boys High School in Embu County in connection with a fire incident at Mugumo Girls High School in Kirinyaga...

One dead, 6 injured after speeding beer truck rams matatu in Mwea

1438, February 21, 2021 (EAT)

One passenger has died on the spot while six others sustained serious injuries after the Nissan matatu they were traveling in was involved in an accid...

Mugumo Girls arson attack: Cops arrest 9 students as probe closes

1328, February 19, 2021 (EAT)

Detectives based in Gichugu ,Kirinyaga County on Friday arrested nine students from Mugumo Girls high school in connection with an arson attack at the...

Governor Waiguru rallies support for BBI in state of the county address

620, February 11, 2021 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Wednesday pleaded with Members of the County Assembly to pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill which she said will...

Probe starts after Kerugoya nurse was found dead inside her bathroom

1113, February 10, 2021 (EAT)

A nurse in Kirinyaga County has committed suicide inside her bathroom at Miringa-iri estate in Kerugoya, leaving the entire estate in shock. The 54-...

Kirinyaga: Five students charged with destruction of Ksh.6 million property in dormitory fire

1459, February 5, 2021 (EAT)

Five students of St. Mary's Karumandi Boys High School in Kirinyaga County were Thursday charged in court over their alleged involvement in the torchi...

Waiguru applauds UK and Kirinyaga partnership as envoy meets Central region governors

1501, February 5, 2021 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has applauded the British Government for partnering with her county government in delivering socio-economic developmen...

Five students arrested for allegedly burning down school dormitory in Kirinyaga

1605, February 3, 2021 (EAT)

Police officers in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, are presently holding five students from Karumandi Boys High School in connection with an arson attack t...

Form Three student, 18, arrested after attacking three teachers at Rwambiti School

1834, February 2, 2021 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga County have arrested a Form Three student who attacked several teachers at Rwambiti Secondary school on Tuesday. According to t...

Second dormitory razed at Karia Boys High School

1107, February 1, 2021 (EAT)

Property of unknown value was on Monday destroyed after a fire razed down a dormitory at the Karia Boys High School in Kirinyaga Central constituency....

Central Kenya urged to reject BBI as Karua claims MCAs bribed

1111, January 31, 2021 (EAT)

NARC Kenya leader Chairperson Martha Karua has urged the Mt.Kenya region to reject the Building Bridges Initiative. She accused President Uhuru of br...

Three school girls among them Class 7 pupil rescued after getting married in Kirinyaga

1530, January 28, 2021 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga County have rescued three students from early marriage in Gichugu Constituency. Speaking on Thursday morning, Gichugu Sub-count...

Kirinyaga County Assembly denies having passed BBI bill, Speaker says MCAs still on recess

1905, January 27, 2021 (EAT)

The Kirinyaga County Assembly has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that it has passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 popula...

Woman who killed 5-year-old son while performing exorcism detained for 7 days

1435, January 25, 2021 (EAT)

A woman who allegedly killed her five-year-old son while reportedly attempting to drive out evil spirits from him was on Monday presented before a Bar...

Kirinyaga: Cops arrest woman who killed son ,5, while performing an ‘exorcism’

1618, January 23, 2021 (EAT)

Shock has engulfed Mukui Village in Kirinyaga county after a 36-year-old woman strangled to death, her 5-year-old boy alleging that she was exorcising...

AMREF to train 1,500 Kirinyaga Community Health volunteers

1440, January 21, 2021 (EAT)

About 1,500 Community Health Volunteers working in Kirinyaga County are set to undergo training through a partnership between Amref Health Africa and ...

Fire razes down hay worth Ksh.6m in Mwea

1105, January 19, 2021 (EAT)

Hay traders at Karaba stores, Ciagini location in Mwea ,Kirinyaga County are counting huge losses after fire destroyed hay with an estimated worth of ...

Man arrested for defiling 5-year-old daughter in Kirinyaga

1203, January 15, 2021 (EAT)

A 35-year-old man is in police custody after he was arrested for allegedly defiling his five-year-old daughter at Njuki-Ini village in Kirinyaga Count...

Kirinyaga County Gov’t disburses bursaries worth Ksh.110 million for needy students

938, January 14, 2021 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has launched the distribution of bursaries worth Ksh. 110 million to needy secondary and university students in the co...

Kirinyaga County Gov’t focuses COVID-19 prevention on schools

1233, January 8, 2021 (EAT)

Kirinyaga County Government is focusing its COVID-19 prevention campaigns on schools as they reopen amid the pandemic to ensure that there is no rise ...