27-year-old suspect behind rape, death of 4-year-old girl in Kirinyaga arrested
A man accused of defiling and killing a 4-year-old play school girl in Kirinyaga County has been arrested. According to a report by the DCI, Gabriel Muchira Muriithi defiled and murdered the girl before throwing her remains along the banks of River Karani. The river is 200 meters away from Mgumo Primary School where the […]
Management of Kibugi mortuary in Kirinyaga speaks over alleged release of 67 bodies from the morgue
The management of Kibugi Mortuary in Kutus, Kirinyaga county has dismissed as mere romour, social media reports that 67 bodies have been released to relatives for burial today. According to the mogue’s manager James Gatithi, only 18 bodies have been collected from that facility today. Addressing the press outside the facility, he said that the […]
Concern as 51-year-old man defiles 14-year old girl in Kirinyaga
A 51-year-old man from Kiamutugu, Gîchûgû Constituency, Kirinyaga County suspected of defiling a minor has been arrested. According to a police report seen by K24 Digital the suspect, identified as Joseph Muthike Murage allegedly carried out the act on August 2, 2021, in Wakaburu village, Thitikwa sub-location. “Kindly note that today this station arrested one […]
Police Post in Kirinyaga shut down after all officers test positive for COVID-19
A police post in Kirinyaga County has been temporarily closed after all police officers attached to it contracted Covid-19, According to information accessed by K24 Digital, Gathoge Police Post will remain shut for the next 10 days following the development. The ministry of health from the county government has fumigated the entire police post and […]
Governor Waiguru set to testify in NYS graft case
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is this morning Thursday expected to testify in the ksh791 NYS million case. The governor was in May directed to appear before Milimani trial magistrate Francis Andayi on August 5, 2021, to give her testimony in the case against her former Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti, former NYS Director General Nelson Githinji […]
Thugs who broke into houses, ate, drunk and stole while owners sleep in Kirinyaga arrested in Kitengela
Four suspected members of a criminal gang that have been terrorizing residents of Kirinyaga County through broad day light house breaking and theft have today been arrested at Kitengela town. The four males aged between 20 and 37 years were intercepted by Kitengela based director of criminal investigations officers at a traffic snarl up within […]
Fear in Kirinyaga after thieves break into houses, eat, drink and steal while owners sleep
Residents of Kagio town have raised concern over increased cases of insecurity where thugs break into their houses, eat and drink before making away with various electronics gadgets and household items. Residents have lost electronic gadgets worth thousands of shillings to a suspected youth gang which has been roaming the town at night causing terror […]