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 […]
Bodies pile up in Meru as mortuaries struggle to dispose unclaimed corpses
Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital is in crisis after its mortuary is filled up to capacity following delays by the courts to give Disposal Orders for unclaimed bodies. The morgue chambers, whose capacity is 60 bodies, is currently holding about 319 bodies overstretching the facility and posing a health hazard. The pile-up of bodies at […]
Meru: Irate villagers cane woman in public for having sex with 27-year-old son
A middle-aged woman in Meru escaped death by a whisker on Tuesday October 25, 2022, when angry villagers stormed her home after she was allegedly found making love with her son. The woman from Kiguchwa in Tigania Central faced the wrath of her fellow women after she was reported to have been intimate with her […]
2 pupils, school bus driver killed in grisly road accident
Two Kamiguru primary school pupils and their bus driver were on Friday, August 26, killed after their vehicle was involved in an accident at Ntharene Market in South Imenti, Meru County. 10 other pupils were injured in the early morning accident. The learners were on their way to school when a lorry rammed their school […]
Gachagua whisked to safety after chaos erupt in his Meru rally
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua was on Wednesday, July 13 forced to cut short his political campaign tour in Meru County after two groups of rowdy youths started throwing stones at each other. Gachagua was addressing a rally in Mutuati, Igembe North when the incident happened. The Kenya Kwanza Coalition presidential running […]