Thursday blackout to affect 5 counties
Kenya Power has announced a planned blackout set to affect some parts of five counties on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The utility company attributed the temporary outage to routine network maintenance. In Nakuru County, the areas of Olrongai and Tulwobmoi will experience a power outage from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The affected locations include […]
Meru: Residents burn down church, accuse pastor of sucking followers’ breasts during sermons
Irate residents of Kanjai in Nkomo Ward, Meru County have burned down a church after accusing it’s pastor of sucking women and children’s breasts during sermons. Residents who spoke to K24 Digital accused 43-year-old Pastor Daniel Mururu of practising cult-related incidences to unsuspecting hundreds of faithful for the last ten years. Janet Karimi, a former […]
Chaos at Meru Level Five hospital as strikes disrupt services
Agony marred Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital in Meru on Thursday, August 1, 2024, as locals thronged the facility to withdraw their patients after doctors and nurses paralyzed services across the county. According to a spot check by K24 Digital, patients admitted in different wards were left unattended while others who also visited the […]
Impeachment motion against Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza dropped
Meru County Assembly has withdrawn the fourth impeachment motion against governor Kawira Mwangaza The new twist took place a day after the high court of Meru transferred the ouster motion to Njuri Ncheke’s council of elders. In the ruling dated Monday, July 29 2024, Justice Phogon Kassan directed governor Kawira, the MCAs and their lawyers […]
Meru Deputy Speaker Mwenda Ali loses daughter in tragic accident
Meru Deputy Speaker Mwenda Ali has lost one of his children while he escaped death narrowly after his car was involved in a road accident at Riagacici area along the Meru-Embu-Nairobi Highway in Embu County. The heart-wrenching incident unfolded when Ali’s vehicle collided head-on with a double cabin vehicle before erupting into flames. According to […]
Crane collapse in Meru County
A crane has collapsed in Makutano, Meru County. In a statement on Monday, February 19, the Kenya Red Cross said a response team had been dispatched to the area. “Crane collapse reported in Makutano, Meru County. Response teams are en route to the scene. Updates to follow,” Kenya Red Cross said in a statement. No […]
59 MCAs vote to impeach Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza
Meru County governor Kawira Mwangaza faced a second impeachment with 59 out of 69 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) voting for her ouster. A motion tabled by Majority Leader Evans Mawira accused her of grossly violating the Constitution and County Government Act in relation to the use of public resources and management citing gross misappropriation […]