Kirinyaga: 20 families moved out after building develops cracks
The County Government of Kirinyaga has swiftly evacuated 20 families from a housing structure in Kutus Town, Kirinyaga County following concerns over its structural integrity, with fears looming of a possible collapse. County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, and Urban Development, Samuel Kanjobe said that the evacuation was prompted by reports from concerned […]
Man arrested as police recover AK47 rifle stolen from police station in Kirinyaga
Police in Kirinyaga have recovered an AK47 rifle that had been stolen from Kabonge police station in Kirinyaga county on February 2, 2024. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated that they had also arrested a 25-year-old male suspect in connection with the theft. According to police reports, the gun with 18 […]
Owner of Kirinyaga illicit brew to be detained for 20 days
The owner of the joint that sold illicit brew in Kangai village, Kirinyaga County will be detained for 20 days pending investigations as the death toll of victims rises to 10. In a statement, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said that Baricho Law Courts granted a request by the prosecution to […]
Kirinyaga: 70-year-old arrested for stabbing son to death
Police in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County have arrested a 70-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death his son following a land dispute. According to a police report seen by K24 Digital, the incident took place in the Guama location of Karumandi ward where one Francis Njagi is suspected of stabbing his son James Muobe, 32, in […]
Kirinyaga: Man’s body found dumped on roadside
A body of a 55-year-old man was on Sunday, May 28, 2023, found dumped on the roadside in Kirwarwa village in Mutithi, Kirinyaga County. The lifeless body of the man identified as Bernard Mwai was found without a shirt with his jacket and a gumboot dumped two kilometres away. This was according to his brother […]
Shock as man kills lover, buries her body under the bed in Kirinyaga
Police officers in Mwea East, Kirinyaga county, are looking for a man believed to have murdered his lover before burying her body in a shallow grave under their bed in Thiba North village. The body of the 44-year-old woman identified as Joyce Nginya was discovered on Thursday, four days after she went missing. Mwea-west Sub-county […]
Kirinyaga county gov’t denies reports 12,000 students are suffering from STIs
Kirinyaga county government has vehemently dismissed a report doing rounds on various social media platforms regarding the spread of Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STIs) amongst students from the Kirinyaga Central constituency. The social media report indicates that out of approximately 16,000 students, 12,000 were suffering from various STIs. But through the Ministry of Health, the county […]