Mbeere residents up in arms over diversion of river
Transport was on Monday paralysed along the busy Embu-Kiritiri-Kanyonyo road at the Machang’a area after locals blocked the road protesting the diversion of the Thiba River upstream in the neighbouring Kirinyaga County. The irate mob lamented that the diversion of the river in Kirinyaga to ostensibly fill up Thiba Dam and irrigate rice fields had […]
Mbeere residents turn to wild fruits as hunger bites
Residents of Mbeere in Embu County are now appealing to the government to expedite the process of distributing relief food in the region saying they are on the verge of starvation. According to the locals, most of the families are surviving on wild fruits which are scarce. The residents say they have not harvested any […]
Panic as 46 students fail to show up for KCPE exams in Mbeere
As the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education(KCPE) enter day two today, 46 candidates have completely failed to come out in Mbeere North to take their exam. Their absence in exam rooms has sent panic in the county’s education sector of the student’s whereabouts. According to the Director of Education in Mbeere North Sub-county Joseph Ngonjo, […]