Articles by Martin Munene

Family parades coffin on donkey back to raise Ksh.1.3M funeral fee for kin who died in January

1048, March 4, 2020 (EAT)

A family in Nyeri has resorted to parading an empty coffin on donkey back in the streets of Nyeri town hoping to raise enough money to bury their kin....

Ex-KDF officer Peter Mugure denied bail in Syombua murder case

1230, February 21, 2020 (EAT)

Former KDF officer Peter Mugure will remain in custody throughout his trial after the High Court in Nyeri denied him bail. The main suspect in the ...

Five gangsters operating in Nyeri, Kiambu and Nairobi arrested

1743, December 28, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Karatina, Nyeri County on Saturday arrested five suspects believed to be part of a criminal syndicate operating between Nyeri, Kiambu and Na...

Postmortem reveals what killed Joyce Syombua and her two children

2002, November 20, 2019 (EAT)

Joyce Syombua died from injuries on her head and brain inflicted by a blunt object while her two children were strangled with a rope to death, postmor...

Six car dealers embroiled in Ksh. 690M tax evasion case

1024, November 1, 2019 (EAT)

Six directors of Northern Auto Dealers Limited have denied tax evasion charges involving Ksh. 690million. They are Ali Ibrahim Dida, Hassannoor Ada...

Why Nyeri Court of Appeal has not sat for last 2 months

2110, October 29, 2019 (EAT)

The court of appeal in Nyeri has not sat for the past two months due to shortage of judges. According to Nyeri Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Har...

Man charged with murder of ex-lover’s 12-year-old son in Nyeri

1311, October 14, 2019 (EAT)

A 45-year-old man was on Monday charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County. Appearing before Judge Abigail ...

Nyeri woman who was stabbed 17 times by husband speaks out

1228, October 12, 2019 (EAT)

A Nyeri Woman who sustained 17 knife wounds inflicted by her husband and who decided to forgive him has finally spoken out. Speaking to Citizen Dig...

Family of woman stabbed 17 times wants matter back in court

737, October 8, 2019 (EAT)

The family of Peninah Wangechi who forgave her husband for allegedly stabbing her 17 times want the case back in court. They claim that Wangechi re...

A pending divorce and cause of death revealed in Nyeri Governor Gakuru death inquest

1918, October 3, 2019 (EAT)

The late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru died from excessive bleeding following a road accident on November 7, 2017, according to Chief government pathol...

Boy 12, allegedly killed by mother’s lover in Karatina

1211, September 28, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Mathira have arrested a 45-year -old man in connection to the disappearance and murder of a 12 -year-old boy in Karatina. Charles Muriuki...

Nyandarau County officials allegedly paid Ksh.14M for ‘ghost’ conference

1940, September 24, 2019 (EAT)

Two Nyandarua County officials have been summoned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)for allegedly paying for a water conference that ...

Kiunjuri dismisses resignation calls, insists on plan to import maize

1959, July 14, 2019 (EAT)

Agriculture Cabinet secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has come out to defend himself from allegations of creating an artificial maize shortage in the country ...

83-year-old granny pleads guilty to possession of Ksh.500 bhang

1325, July 11, 2019 (EAT)

An 83-year-old grandmother on Thursday pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of 600 grams of bhang worth Ksh.500. Lydia Mumbi, a banana ...

60-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling Class 3 girl in matatu

1735, July 9, 2019 (EAT)

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl while travelling in a matatu in Nyeri. The girl's grandmother claims t...

Governor Waiguru gets green light to fire striking Kirinyaga County medics

1834, July 4, 2019 (EAT)

A Nyeri court on Thursday declared a strike by over 750 Kirinyaga medics as illegal, thereby paving way for disciplinary action against them by the co...

Stepfather cuts son’s penis for allegedly stealing Ksh.50

1345, June 10, 2019 (EAT)

A 10-year-old boy is nursing injuries at the Nyeri County Referral Hospital after his stepfather vigorously pulled his penis for allegedly stealing Ks...

DP William Ruto engaging residents of Githurai, Kiambu County on June 2, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS

Stop disrespecting the President, DP Ruto told

1036, June 8, 2019 (EAT)

Kikuyu council of elders have accused Deputy President William Ruto of disrespecting his boss in his own backyard. Through their secretary Peter Mu...

Three people trapped as pit latrine collapses in Nyeri

1651, June 5, 2019 (EAT)

Three people are trapped in a pit latrine at Kiandu Secondary School in Nyeri County. The three were digging the pit latrine when the walls caved i...

Nyeri: Woman jailed for 30 years over bhang worth Ksh.2,000

1949, May 22, 2019 (EAT)

A Nyeri court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 30 years in jail after she was found guilty of trafficking bhang worth Ksh.2,820. The accused; Rose...