Charlene Ruto elated after being given Kamba name Mwende in Kitui
First Daughter Charlene Ruto is beyond ecstatic after the warm reception she received during her two-day visit to Kitui County. Charlene was particularly excited about being given a Kamba name ‘Mwende’ meaning ‘loved one’. “We mentored. We danced. We planted trees. And I was given a Kamba name ‘Mwende’ meaning loved one. And oh, how […]
Kitui: Man hangs himself months after separating from wife
A middle-aged man has killed himself by hanging in his rental house in Katyethoka area, Kitui Central. Confirming the incident, the area assistant chief Martin Ndetema said the deceased was found hanging in his house by a boy he has been training in welding. “A boy who he has been training passed by his place […]
Kitui: Form 2 student brutally killed after winning Ksh200k on sports bet
Syengo Nyamai of Mavindini Day Mixed Secondary School in Kitui county went missing just a day after he won a sports bet. The 17-year-old boy won Ksh200,000 after he gambled in the 2023 Carabao Cup final match pitting Manchester United against Newcastle United. Nyamai was last seen alive on the morning of February 27, 2023, […]
Kitui: 3 Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly defrauding contractor Ksh320M
Police in Mwingi, Kitui county, are holding three Chinese nationals over allegations of defrauding a local contractor Ksh320 million in a botched business transaction. The suspects identified as Le Lei, Le Chuan Chen and Qi Zhao Zin were arrested on Monday, December 5, 2022, after a complaint was lodged by Ederman Properties Kenya. According to […]
Kitui: 81 primary schools receive relief food ahead of KCPE
81 primary schools in Kitui have benefited from relief food from Kiio Wambua Foundation, a charity organization in Kitui county. Speaking after distributing food to primary schools in Kivou ward, Mwingi central, Fatuma Kasyoka, the organization’s CEO, said the organization is aimed at ensuring pupils do not sit for the oncoming exams on empty stomachs. […]
Kitui County Commissioner drives out camels after MP threatened to confiscate ‘Duale’s herds’
Kitui county commissioner Erastus Mbui has led the security enforcement in an exercise of flashing out camels from Mutha in Kitui South. Mbui says the exercise has been smooth and that there was no cause for alarm. “We have been here the whole day and everything is okay and we are trying to verify because […]
Continued blackout in Garissa, Mwingi, Kitui as Kenya Power restores electricity supply countrywide
Kenya Power has issued a statement over the recent power blackout in various parts of the country. In a Tuesday, January 11 press release, Kenya Power said that electricity has been restored in all parts of the country after a power blackout was witnessed in various regions of the country. “Power supply has now been […]