JKUAT students protest after body of Denzel Omondi was found in quarry
Students at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) on Friday, July 12, 2024, took to the streets in protest over the death of a student identified as Denzel Omondi. The students poured onto the streets after the body of Omondi was found in the Gachororo quarry in Kiambu County, days after he […]
Eliud Kipchoge awarded honorary degree
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has honoured marathon icon Eliud Kipchoge with an honorary degree in Humane Letters. The conferment took place at the Graduation Ceremony held on December 1, 2023, at the Graduation Square, Juja Main Campus. JKUAT recognized Kipchoge’s outstanding contributions to the sport of marathon running and his commitment […]
JKUAT student kills colleague, hides body under bed
Police have arrested a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student who is reported to have killed his friend. Confirming the incident, Juja sub-county police commander Philis Muthoni said the deceased 21-year-old Arnold Otieno had gone to visit his friend Joseph Nyambuga at his house on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, when they had […]
Police officer charged with murder of man he assaulted
A Police officer based at Ugunja station has been charged with the murder of a man he assaulted in February 2019. The officer, Constable Vincent Langat, was arrested on Monday, June 20, following investigations by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). He was taken to the Kisii Police station after the IPOA and Office of […]
Police seize bhang, heroin from house near JKUAT campus
Police in Juja, Kiambu County today seized bhang and heroin inside a house located about two hundred meters from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). In a joint operation by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the sleuths raided the house following intelligence reports and managed to recover the outlawed substances. […]
Thika court detains 3 JKUAT student murder suspects for 14 days
A Thika court has allowed police to detain three persons suspected to have killed Joel Juma, a 23-year-old Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student on Tuesday morning, for 14 more days to complete investigations. The three; Joseph Ndung’u, Kepha Mwaniki and Paul Mbatha will remain in police cells until May 5 when they […]
University students affected as another building collapses in Juja
Barely two weeks after a building under construction at Kinoo caved in leaning on another occupied flat, another building at Juja in Kiambu County has collapsed leaving a trail of damages. The five-storey building where over 50 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students were living started caving in on Sunday morning allegedly […]