Embu widow’s gruesome murder: DCI arraigns suspect after weeks-long manhunt
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Mbeere South on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, presented Benson David Mwendwa, a suspect in the brutal murder of 44-year-old widow Jane Kilonzi, before the Embu High Court. Mwendwa is accused of orchestrating Kilonzi’s gruesome killing on September 25, 2024. “Her lifeless body was found in a […]
Ruto explains why he skipped church service in Embu
President William Ruto has explained why he chose to skip a church service he was scheduled to attend in Embu on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Ruto was scheduled to grace the 34th diocesan anniversary celebrations of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Diocese of Embu at St Mark’s Teachers’ Training College grounds, Kigari, but cancelled […]
Embu: Sand business row sparks unrest and disrupts transport in Mutuombare
Traders at the Mutuombare market in Kiambere ward, Mbeere South, Embu County, were forced to cease operations following a heated standoff over control of the lucrative sand business. The dispute, which has sparked growing unrest in the area, comes just days after residents of Karura launched their own Community-Based Organization (CBO), breaking away from the […]
Morara Kebaso explains why he fled accident scene in Embu moments after collision
In a gripping revelation following a car accident on Sunday, September 22, 2024, activist Morara Kebaso shared his fears about a potential conspiracy against him. Kebaso detailed how he swiftly exited the scene of the accident in a different vehicle, expressing concerns that such incidents can sometimes be orchestrated to create chaos and obscure darker […]
Angry Embu residents block road demanding compensation for Gitaru dam land
Transport was paralysed along the Kivaa-Kiambere Road after angry residents blocked the road accusing the government and the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) of failing to compensate their land that was taken to construct the Gitaru dam. Hundreds thronged the road and barricaded it using stones and tree branches, paralysing movement for motorists. Motorists ferrying goods […]
Hundreds turn up for food donations in Embu
Hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people are facing hunger in Kiriari in Manyatta Constituency in Embu County on Saturday turned up food donations from a well-wisher. The food donations by Bishop Joseph Wega attracted hundreds of elders across the constituency who paraded at his Transcontinental Christian Church Ministries (TCCM) in Kiriari market to get a […]
High school teacher takes own life in Embu, blames ex-girlfriend for his death
A somber mood has engulfed a village in Mbeere North sub-county after a 32-year-old high school teacher took his own life in a suspected case of love gone sour. Dennis Mwaniki Njeru alias Mukono is believed to have committed suicide in his house in Siakago on the night of Monday, February 5, 2024, after being […]