Ruto visits Uhuru at his Gatundu home
President William Ruto has visited former president Uhuru Kenyatta at his rural home in Gatundu, Kiambu county. The office of the 4th President of the Republic of Kenya in a statement shared on Monday, December 9, 2024, revealed that the two leaders had discussed issues of National interest. Photos of the two leaders happily engaging […]
Gatundu man in agony after cutting off his testicles
A man from Wanugu village in Gatundu South is agonizing after cutting off his testicles using a blunt panga. The 42-year-old man who is recuperating at Gatundu Level Five Hospital says the incident happened after his attempt to stop consuming damaging alcohol failed. “My problems did not start today; they started a long time ago. […]
Gatundu: Woman found dead along Karimenu River
Shock has gripped Ndekei, Kariua and Kiriko villages in Gatundu North, Kiambu County after a middle-aged woman was found dead inside the Karimenu River. Villagers told journalists that besides the river, a section of the unidentified woman’s clothes including a pullover, skirt, blouse and different forms of drugs were found, which signalled that the woman […]
Gatundu: Women brave heavy rains to protest rampant sale of illicit alcohol
A group of angry women from Kairi village in Gatundu North, Kiambu County today braved a heavy downpour to protest against the rampant sale and consumption of illicit alcohol and drugs in the village. Holding placards and carrying twigs, the irked women who marched around the streets of Kairi town took issue with local authorities […]
Court stops construction of Ksh13B Ndarugu dam in Gatundu
The High Court has suspended the construction of the Ndarugu II dam in Gatundu North, Kiambu County pending the hearing of a petition by landowners who have declined to cede their parcels of land for the multi-billion project. Lady Justice Grace Kemei of Lands and Environment Court in Thika gave interim orders suspending the government’s […]
Gatundu residents vandalise Karimenu dam pipeline as they protest acute shortage of water
Prolonged acute water shortage at Gatundu South and North constituencies in Kiambu county has degenerated into a crisis that is now causing vandalism of existing water infrastructure as thirsty residents fight to quench their thirst. Days after most water sources in the area dried up leaving local water service providers with nowhere to draw water […]
‘We don’t even mind GMO’ – Gatundu residents plead for food donations as hunger bites
The prolonged lack of rains in Gatundu North, Kiambu County has left tens of locals starving as the dry spell continues to ravish the region which is usually green. Like in some other areas across the country, the residents are now facing the most food insecure times after rivers, where they have been drawing irrigation […]