Articles by Victor Kinuthia

Murang’a man digs own grave, writes eulogy

1619, January 12, 2021 (EAT)

An elderly man in Kiharu, Murang'a County has left tongues wagging and confusion reigning high after digging his own grave-no pun intended- and writ...

10 arrested while partying at a Murang’a bar during curfew

1643, November 6, 2020 (EAT)

Ten people were on Thursday evening arrested by police officers deployed to enforce compliance with COVID-19 guidelines in Murang'a town. According...

‘School calendar, exam dates to be reviewed,’ says Education CS Magoha

1528, November 5, 2020 (EAT)

Ministry of Education now says the school calendar will be reviewed to ensure learners do not lose another academic year following the disruption occa...

Popular Murang’a Nyama Choma chef killed by 20-year-old son, body burnt

1629, September 12, 2020 (EAT)

A popular Murang'a-based nyama choma Chef, John Mwangi, has been killed in cold blood by his 20-year-old son Michael Muchiri in a family dispute gone ...

Murang’a family who lost kin to COVID-19 stranded after health officials failed to show up at burial

1408, May 30, 2020 (EAT)

A family in Murang'a spent the better part of Friday waiting for Ministry of Health officials to conduct burial rites for their kin who succumbed to t...

Governor Mwangi Wa Iria bans people from other counties from traveling to Murang’a

1321, March 20, 2020 (EAT)

Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has asked residents of Murang'a to limit movement between counties to avert the spread of the coronavirus. At the same time...

Kikuyu elders: God has unleashed locusts to Kenya because of homosexuality

1035, February 25, 2020 (EAT)

A section of Kikuyu elders have rallied behind Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit who previously said he will not be attending the Lambeth Conferen...

CCTV footage shows Murang’a man stealing church offering

1307, February 14, 2020 (EAT)

A middle-aged man has been arrested in Murang'a after he was caught red-handed stealing from the church coffers. Peter Muiya Irungu will be arraign...

Murang’a university student arrested for allegedly killing girlfriend’s son

1222, December 8, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Murang’a County are presently holding a university student suspected to have killed his girlfriend’s three-year old son and dumped the b...

Four killed, 16 injured in matatu accident in Murang’a

1927, September 24, 2019 (EAT)

Four people died and 16 others were injured on Tuesday evening after a 14-seater matatu collided with a lorry at the Maragwa bridge on Murang'a-Kenol ...

Police officer dies while drinking at bar in Murang’a

1822, August 11, 2019 (EAT)

Revelers at a bar in Mathioya Constituency, Murang'a County, were Sunday left in shock after a police officer died at the entertainment joint. The ...

Four killed in car crash after leaving funeral in Murang’a

2040, August 6, 2019 (EAT)

Four people died and two others were seriously injured on Tuesday evening in a road accident at Ithe Ruui area on the Kenol-Murang'a Road. The six ...

Two perish in a grisly road accident in Murang’a

1718, June 29, 2019 (EAT)

Two people have been confirmed dead after the car they were driving in collided head on with a public service vehicle at Maragua in Murang'a county. ...

Why I killed Constable Pauline Wangari, suspect Joseph Ochieng’ reveals

1540, May 17, 2019 (EAT)

The chief suspect in the killing of 24-year-old Pauline Wangari, a Murang’a prison warder, has revealed what transpired on the fateful night. Jos...

Fire scare at Barclays Bank in Muranga town

1749, April 22, 2019 (EAT)

A fire scare was on Monday afternoon reported at the Barclays Bank branch in Murang'a town after smoke was seen billowing from the facility. In a s...

Murang’a: Man kills father, dumps body in river

1320, January 13, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Matiithi village, Kiharu Constituency in Murang’a County have launched a manhunt for a middle aged man believed to have brutally killed hi...

Murang’a: Man charged with raping, sodomizing mother

1741, August 13, 2018 (EAT)

A 32-year-old man in Murang'a county was on Monday charged with raping and sodomizing his 70-year-old mother. The accused was charged that on July ...

80-year-old female gang leader shot dead in Murang’a

1611, July 20, 2018 (EAT)

Three people among them 80-year-old woman and two middle-aged men have been killed by police after allegedly kidnapping a woman in Murang'a County. ...

Residents gathered around the vehicle where the body of Gatunguru Secondary School Principal, Mr. Sammy ...

Murang’a principal brutally murdered, wife arrested

1754, May 13, 2018 (EAT)

Gatunguru Secondary School Principal, Mr. Sammy Mbogo was on Sunday morning found murdered in Kiharu, Murang'a County. Mr. Mbogo's mutilated body w...

Murang’a Board chairman dies in Thika Road accident

1322, May 13, 2018 (EAT)

The Chairman of the Murang'a County Public Service Board, Titus Waithaka, died on Sunday morning in a freak accident near Safari Park Hotel on the Thi...