Articles by Johnson Muriithi

Families in Kirinyaga mourn officers killed in Dadaab attack

818, October 16, 2019 (EAT)

Families in Kirinyaga county are mourning their loved ones who were killed in the Dadaab attack on Saturday. The are among 11 officers who died aft...

Anger at burial of Judith Mwai, daughter as South B killers yet to be found

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...

Strong winds in Kirinyaga: Woman electrocuted after she touched TV aerial

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...

Met department warns Kenyans as strong winds cause power outages

2117, October 1, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned members of the public to brace themselves for strong winds expected to last for several hours of Tuesda...

Police officer commits suicide in Kirinyaga

1749, September 29, 2019 (EAT)

A police officer in Kirinyaga County committed suicide on Sunday under unclear circumstances. Constable Gerald Ngige Mwai hanged himself with a les...

Drama as Mwea MP storms police station over ‘missing’ miraa

909, September 24, 2019 (EAT)

Mwea MP Kabinga Wachira stormed Sagana Police Station on Monday over the disappearance of miraa said to be worth million of shillings. Police said ...

Man who ‘kidnapped himself and asked friends for ransom money’ arrested

1805, September 25, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Kirinyaga county are investigating a case where a 30-year-old man allegedly kidnapped himself. Wilson Maina Wamugunda went missing on Sep...

Newborn baby whose ‘cries were mistaken for a cat’ rescued from pit latrine

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...

Governor Waiguru booed in Kirinyaga, police intervene – VIDEO

1911, September 12, 2019 (EAT)

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru was on Thursday booed by members of public during the official opening of the Kagumo market at Mutira Ward in Kirinyag...

Kirinyaga waitress, 23, stumbles on Ksh.60K, decides to look for owner

1333, September 12, 2019 (EAT)

A 23 -year-old Kirinyaga waitress shocked her colleagues after stumbling on Ksh. 60,000 but deciding not to keep it. Speaking to Citizen Digital on...

Kirinyaga County Assembly rejects Punguza Mizigo Bill

2036, September 18, 2019 (EAT)

Thirdway Alliance Party leader Ekuru Aukot's Punguza Mizigo Bill was on Tuesday rejected in the Kirinyaga County Assembly. The Bill was tabled befo...

Armed robbers steal 20 bags of coffee worth Ksh.400K in Kirinyaga

1909, September 9, 2019 (EAT)

Four armed robbers on Monday raided the Gituto coffee factory in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, and made away with 20 bags of coffee valued at Ksh.400,000...

24-year-old university drop-out arrested for farming bhang

1907, September 4, 2019 (EAT)

A 24-year-old man was on Wednesday arrested for cultivating and being possession of bhang in Mwea East, Kirinyaga County. Jackson Kariuki, who is r...

47-year-old Hinteregger Yugen, the German manager at Thiba Dam who was questioned by DCI over ...

Thiba dam contractor who reported ‘racist’ manager fired by German firm

1507, September 4, 2019 (EAT)

A local technician who works for a company contracted to construct the Ksh.20 billion Thiba dam is alleging he is being punished for reporting a 'raci...

Drama in Kirinyaga court as suspect sings, speaks in tongues

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...

Six arrested for burning down police vehicle in Kirinyaga

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...

Two people killed, police vehicle burnt down in Kirinyaga – VIDEO

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. ...

Voter retracts lawsuit against Kirinyaga Speaker David Githanda

1406, August 20, 2019 (EAT)

The resignation of the Kirinyaga County Assembly Speaker David Githanda Wachira has been upheld after a voter withdrew his lawsuit. Francis Waweru ...

Patient killed after ambulance overtaking saloon car lands in ditch

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...

A Kenya power technician fixes a transformer

Kenya Power: Transformers worth Ksh.50M stolen monthly

1150, August 15, 2019 (EAT)

Kenya Power has decried loss of millions of shillings through theft of transformers in various regions across the country. Speaking in Gichugu, Kir...