Moses Kuria shares photo of himself outside hospital after series of surgeries
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has shown signs that he is out of danger after he shared a picture of himself on a wheelchair being wheeled around the hospital’s building by a youngster. Kuria has been at the hospital in Dubai undergoing specialised procedures after a series of locally conducted surgeries. “I’m happy that I […]
Irate Gatundu villagers finger woman over husband’s death, burn down their family home
Shock has gripped Ndonyero village at Igegania in Gatundu North constituency after irate residents burnt a house to protest death of a man believed to have been killed by his kin. Using bare hands, the irked residents collapsed the 3-bedroom house and a kitchen in protest of John Gatonye’s brutal murder allegedly by his wife […]
Poverty-stricken, jiggers infested Gatundu family cries for help
A family of three from Gatina village in Gatundu North has known nothing in life but desolation, abject poverty and endless struggles that continue to weaken them. They spend most of the day in the darkly, unfriendly indoors of a 3-bedroom shanty house that hardly meets their shelter needs. The three, two brothers and an […]
Makwa Boys in Gatundu North on fire
A fierce fire has gutted Makwa Boys High School in Gatundu North. The school caught fire minutes to 6 pm today barely days after Kairi High School which is a few kilometres caught fire collapsing a whole dormitory. According to area MCA Martin Githaiga, a dormitory hosting about 60 students was completely burnt down with […]
Locals in Gatundu protest delayed compensation of damages by Karimenu II dam contractor
A section of residents from Gatundu North constituency where construction of Karimenu II dam is taking place has protested delay by the contractor to compensate them for damages of their property caused by explosives during construction works. The locals from Gituamba, Buchana, Kiriko and Gathanji villages narrated that since their houses developed cracks as a […]
Gatundu farmers forced to guard pregnant cows at night for fear of rustlers
Residents of Karuri village in Gatundu North, Kiambu County have decried increased cattle theft cases in the area and which have caused them huge losses. Small-scale farmers whose cows are pregnant are bearing the brunt of the intensified curfew-time crime which is now forcing them to spend nights guarding their livestock against the insensitive rustlers. […]
Watchman, driver and househelp arrested over Ksh6 million robbed from Chinese workers in Kiambu
A watchman, driver and a househelp to Chinese nationals are among three suspects arrested in connection to the theft of Ksh6 million theft at Karimenu II dam in Gatundu North. Confirming the incident on Saturday, Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno said the three are being held at Kamwangi Police Station for being involved in […]