Articles by Koome Kimencu

Meru: Woman clobbers ex-husband breaking his arm in vicious beating

1505, January 17, 2020 (EAT)

Police officers in Meru are probing an incident in which a woman broke her ex-husband's arm. According to reports, the woman attacked her former fl...

Panic as locusts now spotted in Meru

924, January 9, 2020 (EAT)

Former Igembe MP Joseph Muturia has said miraa farmers are in fear of locust invasion after the insects were spotted in several parts of Meru county. ...

Meru: Man found dead in his kitchen under unclear circumstances

1542, December 21, 2019 (EAT)

Residents of Makiri Village in Igembe South, Meru County, are in shock after a middle-aged man identified as Mutembei was on Saturday morning found de...

Fake lawyer to serve 18-month jail sentence in Meru

1947, May 30, 2019 (EAT)

A 35-year-old man was on Thursday arraigned before a Meru court and charged with masquerading as a legal practitioner. David Gitau was reportedly a...

Man claims Maua Law Courts ‘refused’ to refund Ksh.50K cash bail

947, May 9, 2019 (EAT)

A 53-year-old man from Igembe South, Meru County is appealing to the government to help him recover money he claimed was paid as bail but is yet to be...

Four Meru residents in ‘sugar mummy’ saga forced to undergo cleansing

1226, February 1, 2019 (EAT)

Four elderly women from Igembe South Constituency, Meru County, have been accused of enticing underage boys to perform sexual acts with them, in wh...

Murathe should be disciplined: Igembe Central MP Kiringo

1206, December 30, 2018 (EAT)

Igembe Central MP Kubai Kiringo has called upon the Jubilee party to take immediate action on its deputy chairman David Murathe. According to him,...

Woman arrested, daughters rescued after undergoing FGM in Meru

1834, December 11, 2018 (EAT)

A 38-year-old woman from Luluma village in Igembe South, Meru County, was on Tuesday arrested and detained at Maua Police Station for allegedly taking...

Meru assistant chief issues shoot-to-kill order

1814, May 17, 2018 (EAT)

An assistant chief in Igembe South, Meru County, has issued a shoot-to-kill order to his officers. Samuel Mwika Katheru, assistant chief for Kianda...

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17-year-old boy arrested among suspects masquerading as police officers

2055, May 2, 2018 (EAT)

Two suspects, including a 17-year-old Form Three drop-out, were arrested on Wednesday in Igembe South, Meru County, for allegedly masquerading as po...

Kenya’s youngest MP accused of assaulting man

1926, April 30, 2018 (EAT)

Kenya's youngest Member of Parliament John Paul Mwirigi is in trouble. The legislator has been accused of physically assaulting a man who allegedly le...

Refund our money, Igembe residents tell courts

2343, March 27, 2018 (EAT)

Residents from Igembe region are urging the Judiciary to refund money they paid as bail after allegedly being victimised as legal offenders. The...

Police officers injured during crackdown on gambling machines

1238, February 2, 2018 (EAT)

Two Administration Police officers are fighting for their lives at the Maua Methodist hospital, following an attack in Igembe South, Meru County. T...

Meru farmer threatens to sue Google over internet balloon crash

1533, January 2, 2018 (EAT)

A farmer in Kalamene village in Igembe central sub county has threatened to sue Google for losses incurred after its Project Loon’s internet balloon...

Internet balloon falls from the sky in Meru

053, December 31, 2017 (EAT)

An internet balloon on Friday night fell from the sky and landed at Nthambiro in Igembe Central, Meru County. The high-altitude balloon is part of ...

Meru woman, 41, kills baby, blames Form Three lover

1418, November 12, 2017 (EAT)

A 41-year-old woman was arrested by police in Imenti North, Meru County for allegedly killing her eight-month-old baby. The woman, only identif...

Meru security chiefs accused of laxity following clashes

1630, July 13, 2017 (EAT)

The heads of security in Meru County under the leadership of the County Commissioner, were on Wednesday, July 13, criticized for laxity following the ...

Three killed in Meru over grazing land conflict

1240, July 1, 2017 (EAT)

Three people have been killed and another one injured after suspected cattle rustlers engaged herders in gunfire in Igembe North, Meru County over gra...

CS Kaimenyi storms leaking Maua lands office

1252, June 29, 2017 (EAT)

Lands Cabinet Secretary, Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi, made an impromptu visit to Maua land offices in Meru County on Thursday, June 29 and was shocked to fin...

Rabies kills two children in Meru

1458, May 22, 2017 (EAT)

Two children died of rabies over the weekend in Igembe Central in Meru County after being bitten by stray dogs marauding in the three villages. The...