Articles by Samuel Mbogo

KDF officer charged with defiling 16-year-old girl in Nyeri

1256, January 6, 2021 (EAT)

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl in Kiriaini town, Nyeri County. Martin Wa...

Nyeri: Parents who won’t take kids to Form One risk arrest, prosecution

926, January 22, 2020 (EAT)

Parents from Nyeri County who will not have taken their kids to join Form One by Friday, January 24, risk getting arrested and prosecuted. Accord...

Nyeri: Four dead, many taken ill after suspected food poisoning at dowry ceremony

1312, August 19, 2019 (EAT)

Four people have been reported dead and others hospitalised after suspected food poisoning in a dowry ceremony on Thursday last week in Kieni, Nyeri c...

Court detains man accused of cutting son’s penis over Ksh.50

1921, June 11, 2019 (EAT)

A Nyeri Court has allowed police seven days to detain a man accused of assaulting his step-son and injuring his private parts over Ksh.50. The susp...

42 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia, US detained in Nyeri

1149, March 5, 2019 (EAT)

41 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia and an American were on Tuesday morning arraigned before the Nyeri Law Courts for being in the country illegally. ...

Top Forestry bosses in Mt. Kenya interdicted after attack on journalists

1737, February 8, 2019 (EAT)

Five Kenya Forestry Service officials, among them three bosses have been interdicted after four journalists were attacked after a handover event turne...

All chiefs to undergo paramilitary training: Matiangi

1234, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

Interior CS Fred Matiangi has directed that all chiefs undergo paramilitary training within the next six months. According to him, the move will bo...

EACC asked to train Nyeri MCAs on ethics

1708, August 23, 2018 (EAT)

The Nyeri County Assembly Powers and Privileges Committee wants the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to train Nyeri ward-representatives ...

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru and NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua. PHOTOS| COURTESY

Two judges withdraw from Karua-Waiguru petition

1527, July 24, 2018 (EAT)

Two judges of the Court of Appeal in Nyeri have withdrawn from a petition challenging the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru citing their clo...

Nyeri County to spend Ksh.2B on Health

1249, June 21, 2018 (EAT)

It is budget day in Nyeri County and the government is set to table its proposals on how it intends to spend Ksh.7.6 billion for the next financial ye...

Former MP Esther Murugi, children unhurt in plane crash

1904, February 28, 2018 (EAT)

Former Nyeri Town MP Esther Murugi together with her children escaped death narrowly the aircraft they were travelling in crashed at Nyaribo Airstrip ...

Nyeri to spend Ksh.1.5 million on smoking zones

1717, February 28, 2018 (EAT)

The Nyeri County Government is planning to spend Ksh.1.5 million to set up smoking zones in the county. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Count...

Raila Odinga sworn in as the people's president at Uhuru Park Grounds on January 30, 2018.

Raila Odinga to be sued over swearing-in

1723, February 19, 2018 (EAT)

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria on Monday said he will sue NASA leader Raila Odinga for illegally taking an oath of presidency. Mr. ...

Nyeri MCA dies after collapsing while giving Jamhuri Day speech

1927, December 12, 2017 (EAT)

A Nyeri MCA died on Tuesday after he collapsed while giving a speech during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Ndunduini Primary School in Mathira, Nyeri. ...