Tag: Kiambu County

Alarm in Kiambu village after body of middle-aged woman was found dumped in a well

Police in Lari constituency Kiambu County have launched investigation to determine the exact cause of the death of a woman in a village known as “Kwa Edward” on the border of Kiambu and Nyandarua counties. According to police, the body of the late Beatrice Magiri Chege was found dumped inside an underground well in her […]

More people have died of COVID-19 after Kiambaa, Muguga by-elections, medics reveal

Tigoni Hospital which is located in Limuru Constituency, Kiambu County has been officially closed for patients with other ailments after an upsurge of COVID-19 patients in the region. Doctors who sought anonymity have told K24 Digital that the COVID-19 death toll has risen tremendously with between 6 and 7 people dying every day, a situation […]

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. […]

Family in Thika appeals for help as their Form One girl goes missing

A family in Thika, Kiambu County is in agony after their kin, a Form One student went missing two months ago. Cecilia Wangari, 15, was last seen at her aunt’s residential house at Kisii estate on May 1, 2021, where she had gone for a few days tour. Wangari who is a student at Dandora […]

Kiambu boda boda operators decry increasing theft of motorbikes

Boda boda operators from various villages in Juja, Kiambu County have decried increasing theft of their motorbikes by a high-tech syndicate of attackers with intel on their operations. The riders who are operating in fear lament that the armed robbers who have been terrorizing them during the day and night have stolen seven motorbikes in […]

Kiambu lost Ksh1 billion in 2018/2019 financial year – Auditor General

The taxpayer in Kiambu may have lost revenue worth over one billion shillings during the 2018-2019 financial year after the management of the regional government gave contradicting revenue balances for the year under review, a report by the Auditor General has revealed. According to the damning audit report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, the county […]

Questions as Kiambu Assistant County Commissioners’ office burns

Detectives from Lari sub-county in Kiambu County have launched investigations to determine the source of fire that razed the office of the Assistant County commissioner in Kinare village this morning as well as burning down one of the police officer’s rooms. The incident was confirmed by Deputy Commissioner Lari Agnes Karoki who revealed that nobody […]